History WesternAnimation / TheThreeFriendsAndJerry

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Life is not easy at age 10. And Jerry can attest it.

Jerry is the new kid that has come to school. Doing his best to somehow fit in the society before his eyes, he tries to join the so-called "three friends" (Frank, Eric and Thomas), who don't feel like wanting to have him alongside them. The guys themselves try their hardest to attract girls, so they're not without hardships either. When you're unpopular enough to be rejected by a group that is already unpopular for the rest, you know things will only get worse from here.

''The Three Friends... and Jerry'' (1998-1999) is an animated television series, created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson. The series debuted on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom. It was also produced in association with Nick, according to the end credits.

''The Three Friends... and Jerry'' (1998-1999) is an animated television series, created by Magnus Carlsson and co-produced by two production companies. One Swedish, the other British.

The series debuted on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom and Australia, {{Creator/YTV}} in Canada, and in the United States as part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block.

The series was distributed by Creator/HITEntertainment internationally. In 2005, [=HiT=] Entertainment partnered to launch [[Creator/{{Sprout}} PBS Kids Sprout]], and ''The Three Friends and Jerry'' was made available on Sprout on Demand. (Really. Here's the [[https://www.awn.com/news/pbs-kids-sprout-demand-launches-comcast original article]] confirming it.) The show was a bit of an outlier on Sprout, as the rest of the shows were preschool-friendly, while ''Jerry'' was more for older kids.

The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom and Australia, {{Creator/YTV}} in Canada and in the United States as part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show is somewhat known for its child-unfriendly content, including innuendo and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate (granted most of these were edited out in the English dub).

The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in United Kingdom and Australia, {{Creator/YTV}} in Canada and in the United States as part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show is somewhat known for its child-unfriendly content, including sexual references, illegal and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate, and offensive language, granted most of these were edited out in the English dub. It later aired on The N and also appeared on PBS Kids Sprout's SVOD service in 2005.

* NotNowKiddo: Mimi is often the victim of this trope by his father.

* GettingCrapPastThe Radar: In nearly every episode.

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The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in United Kingdom and Australia, YTV in Canada and in the United States as part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show is somewhat known for its child-unfriendly content, including sexual references, illegal and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate, and offensive language, granted most of these were edited out in the English dub. It later aired on The N and also appeared on PBS Kids Sprout's SVOD service in 2005.

* NotSoDifferent:
** One episode ended with the Three Friends and Jerry getting into a fist fight, complete with a BigBallOfViolence. The Girls walk away, criticizing them for being so uncool and immature, but soon they get into an argument, which quickly devolves into their own BigBallOfViolence.
** In a more general sense, The Girls are shown to be even worse than The Three Friends. They are often portrayed as very shallow, manipulative, and will be enamored, then repulsed, by the Three Friends for very petty reasons, often contradicting what they themselves said earlier in an episode.

* NotSoDifferent: One episode ended with the Three Friends and Jerry getting into a fist fight, complete with a BigBallOfViolence. The Girls walk away, criticizing them for being so uncool and immature, but soon they get into an argument, which quickly devolves into their own BigBallOfViolence.

* {{Sadist Show}}: Everyone in this show is a {{Jerkass}}, a {{Butt Monkey}} or both.

* {{Sadist Show}} Everyone in this show is a {{Jerkass}}, a {{Butt Monkey}} or both.

* {{Sadist Show}}

* {{Jerkass}}: Literally everyone who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother qualifies, but out of all of them, Linda,tess and mimi are the biggest ones.

* JerkJock: Jerry's father, the gym coach of the local school, is a loud, obnoxious {{Jerkass jerk}} to both his students and his son.

* {{Jerkass}}:Literally everyone who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother.

* JerkJock: Jerry's father, the gym coach of the local school, is a loud, obnoxious {{Jerkass}} to both his students and his son.

** In a more general sense, The Girls are often just as bad, if not even ''worse'', than The Three Friends. They are often portrayed as very shallow, manipulative, and will be enamored, then repulsed, by the Three Friends for very petty reasons, often contradicting what they themselves said earlier in an episode.

** Frank is a complete {{Jerkass}}, but He has a soft spot for Thomas and Eric. He also cares about Linda to an extent.
** When there not hanging out with Frank, Thomas and Eric are relatively nice to everyone except Jerry.
* JerkJock: Jerry's father, the gym coach of the local school, is a loud, obnoxious jerk both to his students and his son.

* {{Jerk with a heart of Gold}}:
** Jery can be very cruel at times, but he is usually a {{Nice Guy}}.

* Jerk with a heart of Gold:

** Frank is a complete {{Jerkass}}, but He has a soft spot for Tom and Eric. He also cares about Linda to an extent.
** When there not hanging out with Frank, Tom and Eric are relatively nice to everyone except Jerry.

* {{Jerkass}}: Anybody who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother.

* ButtMonkey: Jerry UpToEleven, the Three Friends can be this as well but mostly Frank when he deserves it.

* {{Expy}}: Frank is the only thing close to this series' version of Eric Cartman.

''The Three Friends and Jerry'' (1998-1999) is an animated television series, created by Magnus Carlsson and co-produced by two production companies. One Swedish, the other British.

* CommonKnowledge: The American MoralGuardians outrage which supposedly resulted in the show's cancellation after just one season never happened. In fact, Fox Family ran the show for '''three seasons''' lasting through at least through spring 2000, as [[http://web.archive.org/web/20000408222823/http://foxfamilychannel.com/entryframe2.htm this]] schedule page from their website-archived via the Wayback Machine-will gladly clarify.

* FollowTheLeader: Many fans believe this show is what happens when you mix WesternAnimation/SouthPark with WesternAnimation/EdEddnEddy and ''Beavis and Butthead''.

* ValuesDissonance: This show passes for a kids show back in Europe, where there is less prudishness on sexual and rather crude humor. In America, people were wondering how it got on TV in the first place.

The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in United Kingdom and Australia, YTV in Canada and in the United States was part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show is somewhat known for its child-unfriendly content, including sexual references, illegal and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate, and offensive language, granted most of these were edited out in the English dub. It later aired on The N and also appeared on PBS Kids Sprout's SVOD service in 2005.

The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in United Kingdom and Australia, YTV in Canada and in the United States was part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show was criticized for its child-unfriendly content, including sexual references, illegal and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate, and offensive language, granted most of these were edited out in the English dub. It later aired on The N and also appeared on PBS Kids Sprout's SVOD service in 2005.

The series is a production with roots in Sweden and the United Kingdom, debuting on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in United Kingdom and Australia, YTV in Canada and in the United States was part of [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]]'s "The Basement" block (a block of cartoons that came on around the time that most kids would be out of school, back in the days when free-to-air TV and basic cable channels that weren't like Toon Disney or Creator/CartoonNetwork[[note]]read: channels that show animated shows 24/7/365[[/note]] had animation blocks on during weekday afternoons). Sadly, it was, in a way, too ahead of its time. The show was criticized for its child-unfriendly content, including sexual references, illegal and morally questionable actions that children might see as fun to imitate, and offensive language. It later aired on The N and also appeared on PBS Kids Sprout's SVOD service in 2005.

* CommonKnowledge: The American MoralGuardians outrage which supposedly resulted in the show's cancellation after just one season never happened. In fact, Fox Family ran the show for '''two seasons''' lasting through at least through spring 2000, as [[http://web.archive.org/web/20000408222823/http://foxfamilychannel.com/entryframe2.htm this]] schedule page from their website-archived via the Wayback Machine-will gladly clarify.