History YMMV / AtomicPuppet

* CrackPairing: Joey/AP. Yes, it's a thing.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'', due to both shows being originally from Canada, having similar tone and direction, and sharing [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the same unfortunate fate and timeslot]] when shown on Creator/DisneyXD.
* GrowingTheBeard: The show was clumsy in its blend of humor and action initially, but managed to produce a few gems like "Sword Sisters". However, as the series progressed, a greater emphasis was put on action, the writing got more creative, and the characters and setting were further developed, while the show never forgot its non-seriousness. All this paid off in the series finale, "The Big Shift", which created two major changes in the show's status quo -- [[spoiler:Joey revealing his secret identity to his dad and Mookie going from bumbling former sidekick to full-blown villain]]. And despite the series' early cancellation, WordOfGod indicates this trend would have developed even further had the series gotten a second season.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Atomic Puppet'' received a lot of rave reviews from professional critics and animators, who frequently praised it for its splendid animation and action, and entertaining premise and execution, earning the show a number of award nominations. On the other hand, the cartoon fandom mostly dismissed the show as [[SoOkayItsAverage a generic, run-of-the-mill kiddie comedy with nothing special to it]] (although the show still does have its fans). Of course, a lot of this dismissal towards the series was almost entirely due to the fact [[MadeInCountryX the show was produced in Canada]].

* WhatAnIdiot:
** "These Shoes" -- AP warns Joey not to put batteries in Lacer because the gadgets produced by the company that made it were always defective. Joey decides to do it anyways when AP is sleeping, so the next day, Joey and AP have a fight an evil A.I. bent on enslaving the human race because Joey didn't heed AP's warning.
** "Atomic Detention" -- If AP ''had just told'' Joey that he was the one trying to stop Ms. Erlenmeyer and getting him into further trouble, Joey would have never snapped and tried to get rid of her, thus meaning that Erlenmeyer would have never become Queen Mindbender.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Considering [[MadeInCountryX the usual reputation of Canadian cartoons as having mediocre animation]], ''Atomic Puppet'''s art and animation is nothing short of amazing, with its splendid backgrounds, solid character designs, and fluid movement (of course, this should come as no surprise, given that the show was created by Creator/MercuryFilmworks). Even those who didn't think much of the series have praised the show's visuals and technical achievements.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Considering [[MadeInCountryX the usual reputation of Canadian cartoons as having mediocre animation]], ''Atomic Puppet'''s art and animation is nothing short of amazing, with its splendid backgrounds, solid character designs, and fluid movement (of course, this comes as no suprise given the show was created by Creator/MercuryFilmworks). Even those who didn't think much of the series have praised the show's visuals and technical achievements.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Considering [[MadeInCountryX the usual reputation of Canadian cartoons as having mediocre animation]], ''Atomic Puppet'''s art and animation is nothing short of amazing, with its splendid backgrounds, solid character designs, and fluid movement (courtesy of Creator/MercuryFilmworks). Even those who didn't think much of the series have praised the show's visuals and technical achievements.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Atomic Puppet'' received a lot of rave reviews from professional critics and animators, who frequently praised it for its splendid animation and action, and entertaining premise and execution, earning the show a number of award nominations. On the other hand, the cartoon fandom mostly dismissed the show as [[SoOkayItsAverage a generic, run-of-the-mill kiddie comedy with nothing special to it]] (although the show still does have its fans).

* CrazyAwesome: Mintenberg. How many other rich jerks can constantly put the protagonists in danger and act obnoxious but still be totally hilarious and fun to watch because of how batshit insane they are? Seriously, this guy has a helicopter ''that wears bunny slippers''.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Considering the usual reputation of Canadian cartoons as having mediocre animation, ''Atomic Puppet'''s art and animation is nothing short of amazing, with its splendid backgrounds, solid character designs, and fluid movement (courtesy of Creator/MercuryFilmworks). Even those who didn't think much of the series have praised the show's visuals and technical achievements.

* FoeYayShipping:
** Joey/Warren has a bit of a fanbase, despite the fact that Joey finds Warren to be a nuisance most of the time. It might have something to do with Warren's hobby of spying on him.

* FoeYay:

** InUniverse example: In "Truce or Consequences", Commander Cavalier receives a bouquet of flowers from Professor Tite-Gripp as part of a magic trick Tite-Gripp was performing. Cavalier holds the flowers to his chest and nestles up on Tite-Gripp's arm in response to the gift.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: ''Atomic Puppet'''s animation is nothing short of amazing, with its excellent backgrounds, designs, and movements (courtesy of Creator/MercuryFilmworks). This is especially enhanced by how many other modern Creator/{{Teletoon}} series tend to be made in low-quality Adobe Flash.

* CriticalDissonance: Professional critics and animators frequently praised ''Atomic Puppet'' for its splendid animation and action, and entertaining premise and execution. On the other hand, the cartoon fandom dismissed the show as [[SoOkayItsAverage a generic, run-of-the-mill kiddie comedy with nothing special to it]].

** Mintenberg and Princess War Tickle have a lot of fans as well, although they only appear semi-regularly.

* GrowingTheBeard: The show was clumsy in its blend of humor and action initially, but managed to produce a few gems like "Sword Sisters". However, as the series progressed, a greater emphasis was put on action, the writing got more creative, and the characters and setting were further developed, while the show never forgot its non-seriousness. All this paid off in the series finale, "The Big Shift", which created two major changes in the show's status quo -- [[spoiler:Joey revealing his secret identity to his dad and Mookie going from bumbling former sidekick to full-blown villain]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While Pauline got a decent amount of attention (although admittedly, she could have gotten some more limelight episodes; we never meet her parents or her CoolUncle who's AllThereInTheManual), her time as Sword Sister was a missed opportunity. What we saw of her in that episode was pretty awesome on its own, but it would have been ''even more awesome'' if she got to remain Sword Sister for the rest of the series (perhaps Princess War Tickle could have trained her to use the Sword of Enlightenment or given her some other weapon), allowing her to assist Joey and AP as more than just as their sassy MuggleBestFriend.

** Mookie telling the people of Mega City that he defeated Captain Atomic in "The Big Shift". Did he seriously think that telling everyone he got rid of their most beloved superhero would make him popular?

* CriticalDissonance: Professional critics and animators heaped praise upon praise for this series for its splendid animation and solid action. On the other hand, the cartoon fandom seemed to mostly dismiss the show as SoOkayItsAverage.

* TooGoodToLast: The show was positively received by critics and the professional animation community for having a good refining art style with a favorable amount of action in between episodes and characters, as well as great deal of GrowingTheBeard. However, it only lasted for one season, with no word on whether the show would be renewed.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Deconstructed. In "Hero's Holiday", AP tells Joey that "friendships don't last forever". Joey is revealed to have taken this to heart in a BadFuture, which turns him into a gritty anti-hero, bitter that AP has seemingly abandoned the city and having cut off his relationships with his family and Pauline. [[spoiler:It results in him getting killed by Professor Tite-Gripp.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While "Sword Sisters" was a really good episode, it would have been even more awesome if Pauline remained as Sword Sister for the rest of the series and became a recurring superhero instead of going mad with power and making Sword Sister into a one-shot as a result.

* CrazyAwesome: Mintenberg. How many other rich jerks can constantly put the protagonists in danger and act obnoxious but still be totally fun to watch because of how batshit they are? Seriously, this guy has a helicopter ''that wears bunny slippers''.
* CriticalDissonance: Professional critics and animators heaped praise upon praise for this series for its splendid animation and solid action. On the other hand, the cartoon fandom seemed to mostly dismiss the show as SoOkayItsAverage on the basis of its writing.

* {{HSQ}}: The second half of "The Big Shift" has so many big [[WhamEpisode wham moments]] that it's still pretty hard to believe it's the same show when comparing to the early episodes.

* EarWorm: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3EN4kiIxSs intro theme]] will really get you pumped.
** The show also plenty of great background music or actiony themes. Most can be heard on the show's website.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt[=/=]SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: ''Atomic Puppet'''s animation is nothing short of amazing, with its excellent backgrounds, designs, and movements (courtesy of Creator/MercuryFilmworks). This is especially enhanced by how many other modern Creator/{{Teletoon}} series tend to be made in low-quality Adobe Flash.

* ClicheStorm: Many reviewers have accused the show of this, particularly when it first came out, though how much this hindered their ability to enjoy the series as a whole varies.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some critics have accused the show of this, criticizing it for being a ClicheStorm and having writing that hinders the full potential of the series to tackle the premise of a superhero who has been transformed into a sock puppet.
* TooGoodToLast: The show was positively received by many and had a good refining art style with a favorable amount of action in between episodes and characters, as well as great deal of GrowingTheBeard. However, it only lasted for one season, with no word on whether the show would be renewed.

* NarmCharm: Used intentionally and masterfully. The show takes quite a bit of inspiration from UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks and campy superhero shows (like ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' and the Adam West ''Series/{{Batman}}'') of the period as seen in some of the wackier plots, Atomic Puppet's gimmicks (the puns, the victory poses, ''the entire concept of a superhero kid with a talking puppet''), and the more ridiculous things (such as an invisible toolshed). In any other superhero cartoon, any of these would be just too silly, but it all works so well in ''Atomic Puppet'' because the show's weird premise blending comedy and action.

* AwesomeArt[=/=]VisualEffectsOfAwesome: ''Atomic Puppet'''s animation is nothing short of amazing, with its excellent backgrounds, designs, and movements (courtesy of Creator/MercuryFilmworks). This is especially enhanced by how many other modern Creator/{{Teletoon}} series tend to be made in low-quality Adobe Flash.

* GrowingTheBeard: The show was clumsy in its blend of humor and action initially, but managed to produce a few gems like "Sword Sisters". However, as the series progressed, a greater emphasis was put on action, the writing got more creative, and the characters and setting were further developed, while the show never forgot its non-seriousness. All this paid off in the season finale, "The Big Shift", which created two major changes in the show's status quo -- [[spoiler:Joey revealing his secret identity to his dad and Mookie going from bumbling former sidekick to full-blown villain]].

* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/AtomicPuppet Has its own page.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some critics and haters have accused the show of this, criticizing it for being a ClicheStorm and having writing that hinders the full potential of the series to tackle the premise of a superhero who has been transformed into a sock puppet. Even then, the worst you'll typically for ''Atomic Puppet'' see is a [[SoOkayItsAverage "meh"]].

* TearJerker: [[TearJerker/AtomicPuppet Has its own page.]]

* TooGoodToLast: The show had a good refining art style with a favorable amount of action in between episodes and characters, but despite this, it had only lasted for one season. [[note]] As there’s no word on whether the show would be renewed for any more seasons after season one [[/note]]

* TooGoodToLast: Logically this is the case of this, a show like this that had good refining art style with a favorable amount of action in between episodes and characters, had only lasted for only one season [[note]] As there’s no word on whether the show would continue after the first season [[/note]]

* TtoGoodToLast: Logically this is the case of this, a show like this that had good refining art style with a favorable amount of action in between episodes and characters, had only lasted for only one season [[note]] As there’s no word on whether the show would continue after the first season [[/note]]