History YMMV / TheDreamstone

** Urpgor is a psychotic weasel who constantly relishes in any torture Blob and his minions recieve; however, his right hand role with Zordrak only leads to him suffering even more abuse and pressure from their boss, and, despite his beliefs, is considered no less despensible than the other Urpneys because of it. Naturally whenever he tries getting the stone instead of Blob, things usually [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain go just as well]] too.

* SweetnessAversion: A key reason the villains were more popular, as alongside being UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, the Land of Dreams was also outwardly virtuous and cheerful to a monotonous level, with few side-arcs or conflicts, and most of the show's slapstick and banter grinding to a halt whenever it cut to the heroes. Only the pilot and select later episodes tried to make the Noops part of the comedy, and even then they remained sickly sweet compared to the more humorous and rounded Urpneys.

** Gary Martin has a great vocal range, but is mostly known for comedic roles such as the Honey Monster. His [[ColdHam ominous]] and [[MoodSwinger viciously erratic]] voice for Zordrak however is one of the most chilling essences of British animation.

* FourthWallMyopia: Arguably the key factor in the heroes and the Urpneys' rivalry, to the point of PoorCommunicationKills. The audience sees a ton of SympatheticPOV from the Urpneys that makes clear they are unwilling villains with direr stakes, which resultantly makes the heroes look petty and self-serving, seemingly having NoSympathy and punishing them excessively for [[SeriousBusiness ruining dreams]]. However the two sides seldom interact deeply and both clearly [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter think the other is just antagonising them out of spite]]. There is the argument that the Urpneys still don't do a fantastic job seeming provocative at face value however, and the heroes still commit DisproportionateRetribution for a minor slight, which is something the later episodes bother trying to rectify, with more NotSoHarmless schemes and the Noops being more pragmatic tricksters that only give as good as they get.

** You’ve also got "The Spidermobile" where, for once, the Noops and even the Wuts are on the losing end and have no real chance of stopping the titular machine. Seeing the Urpneys utterly dominate them after four seasons of getting humiliated is very cathartic indeed. For an extra bonus, the heroes ultimately get the stone back at the expense of their BadBoss, Zordrak, instead, while Frizz and Nug get to simply watch amused.

* KarmicOverkill: A defining point of the earlier seasons. While the Urpneys are {{Dirty Coward}}s, they spend most of the time getting mauled and punished because Zordrak forces them to ruin dreams (often via threat of death). Later episodes tried to tweak the stakes and retributions so the heroes looked significantly less petty, though the Urpneys never really lost their VillainBallMagnet status.

* VindicatedByHistory: Zigzagged. The show was popular in its day, though a lack of re-runs after its initial run meant it slipped into obscurity. A re-exposure of the show through internet uploads has led to more people being introduced to it worldwide however.