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* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Eric has been paired with [[HeroesWantRedheads Vana]], [[StalkingIsLove Kitty]], [[DatingCatwoman Mandy]] and even [[HoYay Trevor]], believe it or not.
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* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Eric has been paired with [[HeroesWantRedheads Vana]], Vana, [[StalkingIsLove Kitty]], [[DatingCatwoman Mandy]] and even [[HoYay Trevor]], believe it or not.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters, the solid animation and visual gags, and the underlying satire of authoritarianism and classism represented through the relationship between supers and sidekicks. As such, plenty of fans hope for a reboot that would better utilize said aspects while downplaying the hated aspects.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool superpowers and gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters, the solid animation and visual gags, and the underlying satire of authoritarianism and classism represented through the relationship between supers and sidekicks. As such, plenty of fans hope for a reboot that would better utilize said aspects while downplaying the hated aspects.
* TheScrappy: A lot of fans dislike Vana for her rudeness and elitism, especially when around Eric and Kitty, which makes her come off as a bit of an [[AlphaBitch alpha bitch]]. Such moments that make her so unlikeable is [[WithFriendsLikeThese treating Kitty like a slave]] and her running gag of [[TheBully pummeling Eric, whenever he does something dorky]].
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, lampooning of superheroes, neat visuals, and social criticism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, superheroes/villains, their various superpowers, their technology and weapons, engaging romances, lampooning of superheroes, neat visuals, and social criticism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
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** Others believe that the show's [[StatusQuoIsGod episodic format]] ruins a lot of potential story arcs since it doesn't allow for certain stories to progress, (i.e. the search for Maxum Man, Trevor's descent into villainy, Eric, Kitty, and Vana's love triangle, etc.) as the show is never allowed to venture past where everything was at the very start. Even a mildly serialized story could have told us many stories involving finding Maxum Man and learning why he left, Trevor becoming a full-time villain, people finding out XOX's secret identity, Eric realizing he doesn't like Vana, Eric getting together with Kitty, the sidekicks eventually achieving the same greatness as the heroes they're taking after, etc.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters, the solid animation and visual gags, and the underlying satire of authoritarianism and classism represented through the relationship between supers and sidekicks.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters, the solid animation and visual gags, and the underlying satire of authoritarianism and classism represented through the relationship between supers and sidekicks. As such, plenty of fans hope for a reboot that would better utilize said aspects while downplaying the hated aspects.
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* JerkassWoobie: Eric or Kitty at times, when they aren't full-on [[TheWoobie woobies]].
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** [[BigSisterBully Savannah Glama]] is incredibly popular despite only appearing in one episode, for being one of the few characters who actually managed to [[TakeThatScrappy give Vana some comeuppance]] throughout her episode, and also for her [[SensualSpandex form-fitting bodysuit]] [[MsFanservice and]] [[RapunzelHair attractive]] [[HartmanHips design]].
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** [[BigSisterBully Savannah Glama]] is incredibly popular despite only appearing in one episode, for being one of the few characters who actually managed to [[TakeThatScrappy give Vana some comeuppance]] throughout her episode, and also for her [[SensualSpandex form-fitting bodysuit]] form-fitting]] bodysuit [[MsFanservice and]] [[RapunzelHair attractive]] attractive [[HartmanHips design]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Maxum Man's disappearance. Despite being a fundamental aspect of the show's premise, absolutely no effort is ever made by Eric or any of the other characters to find him, and it has little to no impact in most episodes or the overall setting. Some have stated that they felt the series finale should have focused on addressing this.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Maxum Man's disappearance. Despite being a fundamental aspect part of the show's premise, absolutely no effort is ever made by Eric or any of the other characters to find him, and it has little to no impact in most episodes or the overall setting. Some have stated that they felt the series finale should have focused on addressing this.
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** Even those who hate the show will usually admit that [[BigBad Master XOX]] is one of the best parts of it, due to him being a LaughablyEvil villain who [[EvilIsCool steals the show in every scene he's in]], as well possessing an actually sympathetic (no mean feat in a cast full of {{Jerkass}}es) and friendly alter ego in [[NiceGuy Mr. Martin Troublemeyer]].
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** Even those who hate the show will usually admit that [[BigBad Master XOX]] is one of the best parts of it, due to him being a LaughablyEvil villain who [[EvilIsCool steals the show in every scene he's in]], as well possessing an actually sympathetic (no mean feat in a cast full of {{Jerkass}}es) and friendly alter ego in [[NiceGuy Mr. Martin Troublemeyer]]. The fact that he's voiced by Creator/RonRubin is another bonus in the eyes of many.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s creations and Creator/{{YTV}}'s originals, the series is overall considered a pretty alright show within many contexts.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among The show has its fans, but among Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s creations and Creator/{{YTV}}'s originals, the series is overall considered a pretty alright show within many contexts.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters and criticizes authoritarianism.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, the romantic relationships between the show's characters characters, the solid animation and criticizes authoritarianism.visual gags, and the underlying satire of authoritarianism and classism represented through the relationship between supers and sidekicks.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, lampooning of superheroes and criticism of authoritarianism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, lampooning of superheroes and criticism of authoritarianism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
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* SoOkayItsAverage:
SoOkayItsAverage: Among Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s creations and Creator/{{YTV}}'s originals, the series is overall considered a pretty alright show within many contexts.
** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, lampooning ofsuperheroes superheroes, neat visuals, and social criticism of authoritarianism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, lampooning of
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, and the romantic relationships between the show's characters.
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* CultClassic: While the show did receive quite a bit of backlash for its SadistShow qualities and usage of ToiletHumor, it managed to develop a decent-sized PeripheryDemographic who consider it an underrated series due to the way it parodied the superhero genre, the numerous cool gadgets that appear throughout the show, and the romantic relationships between the show's characters.characters and criticizes authoritarianism.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, and lampooning of superheroes giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, and lampooning of superheroes and criticism of authoritarianism giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
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* TheWoobie: Eric. He has no parents, Maxum Man abandoned him, and everyone in town beats him up (to the point where they made a holiday about it). He isn't even allowed to see his true love, Mandy Struction.
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* TheWoobie: Eric. He has no parents, Maxum Man abandoned him, and everyone in town beats treats him up like garbage (to the point where they made a holiday about it).beating him up). He isn't even allowed to see his true love, Mandy Struction.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally like it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining as often as it wasn't, with its cool technology, engaging romances, and lampooning of superheroes. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
** Even among the various series featured on ''Funpak'', the general consensus by those who have seen them was that ''Sidekick'' was the most average quality of all the choices viewers had for a full series - not the best of them, but certainly not the worst one either.
** Even among Todd Kauffman's three shows (the other two being ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Looped}}''), it was pretty much the most middle-of-the-road of the three, with ''Grojband'' becoming much more popular and well-received in comparison (although it still has its detractors) and ''Looped'' having much more mixed-to-negative reception.
** Even among the various series featured on ''Funpak'', the general consensus by those who have seen them was that ''Sidekick'' was the most average quality of all the choices viewers had for a full series - not the best of them, but certainly not the worst one either.
** Even among Todd Kauffman's three shows (the other two being ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Looped}}''), it was pretty much the most middle-of-the-road of the three, with ''Grojband'' becoming much more popular and well-received in comparison (although it still has its detractors) and ''Looped'' having much more mixed-to-negative reception.
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** The general consensus among people who don't vocally like love it or loathe it. While its agreed by many that the show had some wasted potential and ideas of questionable execution and sometimes went too far in being a SadistShow and using ToiletHumor, it's also agreed by most to be nowhere near as bad as it could have been either and did manage to be genuinely very entertaining as often as it wasn't, pretty often, with its cool technology, engaging romances, and lampooning of superheroes.superheroes giving it some appeal. This is especially true when compared to ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'', which premiered alongside ''Sidekick'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork back in 2011 and is mostly considered to be a very bad show by those who saw it.
** Even among the various series featured on ''Funpak'', the general consensus by those who have seen them was that ''Sidekick'' was the most average in quality of all the choices viewers had for a full series - not the bestof them, to be made into a half-hour TV show, but certainly not the worst one either.
** Even among Todd Kauffman's three shows (the other two being ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Looped}}''), it was pretty much the most middle-of-the-road of the three, with ''Grojband'' becoming much more popular and well-received in comparison (although even itstill has its very vocal detractors) and ''Looped'' having much more mixed-to-negative reception.
** Even among the various series featured on ''Funpak'', the general consensus by those who have seen them was that ''Sidekick'' was the most average in quality of all the choices viewers had for a full series - not the best
** Even among Todd Kauffman's three shows (the other two being ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Looped}}''), it was pretty much the most middle-of-the-road of the three, with ''Grojband'' becoming much more popular and well-received in comparison (although even it
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The show can carry a surprisingly pessimistic tone for a kids' cartoon that makes it difficult for some to get invested in it, especially since the whole universe and nearly everyone in it seems to be incredibly cruel towards protagonist [[CosmicPlaything Eric]] on an almost constant for often very little reason. And even then, Eric himself [[JerkassBall has a nasty streak every now and then.]]
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The show can carry a surprisingly pessimistic tone for a kids' cartoon that makes it difficult for some to get invested in it, especially since the whole universe and nearly everyone in it seems to be incredibly cruel towards protagonist [[CosmicPlaything Eric]] on an almost constant for often very little reason. And even then, Eric himself [[JerkassBall has a nasty streak every now and then.]]
