History YMMV / BraveStarr

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The series drops all subtlety and kid-friendliness and flat out says how far the dangers of drug abuse can go in "[[Recap/BraveStarrS1E26ThePrice The Price]]". On the flip side, kids who see others doing drugs need to inform their parents or other responsible adults before the worst can happen.

** On the good side, the same might be true of BrokenAce Lucas Conway.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The series all subtlety and kid-friendliness and flat out says how far the dangers of drug abuse can go in "[[Recap/BraveStarrS1E26ThePrice The Price]]". On the flip side, kids who see others doing drugs need to inform their parents or other responsible adults before the worst can happen.

* AngstWhatAngst: Several characters are the last of their people (Brave Starr, the Shaman, Thirty/Thirty, Stampede) but none of them seem to care.

* FairForItsDay: Bravestarr is a textbook MagicalNativeAmerican, as is his ParentalSubstitute Mentor the Shaman, but he's also the heroic lead in an action series and toy franchise, something of a rarity even today. Not to mention he wears Western clothing and is shown to fit perfectly naturally in society, rather than anachronistic BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Drops all subtlety and kid-friendliness and flat out says how far the dangers of drug abuse can go in "[[Recap/BravestarrS1E26ThePrice The Price]]". On the flip side, kids who see others doing drugs need to inform their parents or other responsible adults before the worst can happen.

** From "[[Recap/BravestarrS1E2FallenIdol Fallen Idol]]":
--->[[spoiler:'''Bravestarr''': How could you do this? You were my hero.]]

--->[[spoiler:''Jingles is led away while Bravestarr looks devastated. Then...'']]\\
[[spoiler:'''Fuzz''': [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments You're still my hero, Bravestarr.]]]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: At least one reviewer has noted that Jingles Morgan may be too good a character for this series, but he only shows up in one episode.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: In "The Price," Bravestarr and Thirty-Thirty are revealed to have thrown everyone undergoing Spin withdrawal, men ''and'' women, into the single jail cell in Fort Kerium. The town doctor appears only briefly, and is nowhere in sight as the victims experience painful withdrawal symptoms. While intended to be a ScareEmStraight moment, it reflects ''very'' poorly on the protagonists.

* AngstWhatAngst: Several characters are the last of their people (BraveStarr, the Shaman, Thirty/Thirty, Stampede) but none of them seem to care.

* DesignatedLoveInterest: BraveStarr and J.B.'s romantic moments are so few and far in-between, you'd think there was nothing going on with them.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In "Bravestarr and the Law", the message that Bravestarr has for viewers at the end is that one always has the duty to obey the law even if one does not agree with it. This is at the end of an episode where a MiscarriageOfJustice almost happened and where Shaman's advice to Bravestarr in response to his dilemma as to whether or not he should enforce said judgment was a flashback to his childhood where he violated a sacred pool to save a drowning bird and Shaman told him that he must judge for himself if the pool or the bird's life was more important. On top of that, Bravestarr points out that there are ways to change laws we don't agree with, yet is speaking to an audience who will be disenfranchised for about the next decade and is currently unable to vote on the laws they must obey. The intended message was probably meant to be you can't just turn your back on your responsibilities the minute they become inconvenient for you, and as stated above there are ways to work to improve the law or laws that don't necessarily work, but that's not quite how it comes off.

* RetroactiveRecognition: In the Mexican Spanish dub, this show was for both the titular hero, who was voiced by Jorge Santos, before his StarMakingRole as both [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] and [[Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne Folken Fanel]], and also for Creator/RicardoTejedo, who voiced the same character as a kid, and also was his debut role as a voice actor.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The opening theme song is decently stirring.

* AwesomeMusic: The opening theme song is decently stirring.

** On the villain side, Thunderstick.

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode "Fallen Idol" deals with a BrokenPedestal; which happened ''en masse'' in the wake of the [=#MeToo=] movement.

* EarWorm:
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMo4k7iG7s theme song]] certainly qualifies.
** The songs in "New Texas Blues", though one may wish they didn't.

* RetroactiveRecognition: In the Mexican Spanish dub, this show was for both the titular hero, who was voiced by Jorge Santos, before his StarMakingRole as both [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jaffar]] and [[Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne Folken Fanel]], and also for Creator/RicardoTejedo, who voiced the same character as a kid, and also was his debut role as a voice actor.

--->[[spoiler:''Jingles is led away while Bravestarr looks devastated. Then...'']]
--->[[spoiler:'''Fuzz''': [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming You're still my hero, Bravestarr.]]]]

--->[[spoiler:'''Fuzz''':[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming You're still my hero, Bravestarr.]]]]

* FairForItsDay: Bravestarr is a textbook MagicalNativeAmerican, as is his ParentalSubstitute Mentor the Shaman, but he's also the heroic lead in an action series and toy franchise, something of a rarity even today.

** From "Fallen Idol":

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Drops all subtlety and kid-friendliness and flat out says how far the dangers of drug abuse can go in "The Price". On the flip side, kids who see others doing drugs need to inform their parents or other responsible adults before the worse can happen.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: In "The Price," Bravestarr and Thirty-Thirty are revealed to have thrown everyone undergoing Spin withdrawal, men ''and'' women, into the single jail cell in Fort Kerium. The town doctor appears only briefly, and is nowhere in sight as the victims experience painful withdrawal symptoms. While intended to be a Scare 'em Straight moment, it reflects ''very'' poorly on the protagonists.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In "Bravestarr and the Law", the message that Bravestarr has for viewers at the end is that one always has the duty to obey the law even if one does not agree with it. This is at the end of an episode where a miscarriage of justice almost happened and where Shaman's advice to Bravestarr in response to his dillemma as to whether or not he should enforce said judgment was a flashback to his childhood where he violated a sacred pool to save a drowning bird and Shaman told him that he must judge for himself if the pool or the bird's life was more important. On top of that, Bravestarr points out that there are ways to change laws we don't agree with, yet is speaking to an audience who will be disenfranchised for about the next decade and is currently unable to vote on the laws they must obey. The intended message was probably meant to be you can't just turn your back on your responsibilities the minute they become inconvenient for you, and as stated above there are ways to work to improve the law or laws that don't necessarily work, but that's not quite how it comes off.

* FairForItsDay: Bravestarr is a textbook MagicalNativeAmerican, as is his ParentalSubstitute Mentor the Shamon, but he's also the lead in an action series and toy franchise, something of a rarity even today.

* FairForItsDay: Bravestarr is a textbook MagicalNativeAmerican, but he's also the lead in a toy franchise, something of a rarity even today.

* NightmareFuel: The shot of Tex Hex laughing maniacally in the opening as his face is superimposed over the shot of his gang terrorizing the settlers of New Texas.