Lazy Town

LazyTown is the laziest town in the world: the children eat extremely processed food, like candy and cake, and always stay home playing videogames instead of going out and playing. This is actually a result of the pervasive influence of Robbie Rotten, the local Dastardly Whiplash, who wants children to remain passive and indoors so that he can enjoy peace and quiet and not be bothered by their noisy play. But then a newcomer comes to town, the mayor's niece, and boy, is she an athlete and a fun-lover! But Robbie is more persuasive than her, playing the kid's vices like a fiddle... until Sportacus appears! He's...

Well, just look at him:

Holy shit. And these stunts? Real. The guy who plays him, the creator of the show, he's a pro gymnast. And you know what his Kryptonite Factor is? Junk food. And what heals him? Healthy food! This guy can't take a simple action like moving from one point to another: he has to somersault and triple jump and parkour his way just to go answer the bell.

The whole show is frankly hilarious, and yet so awesome. It's stupidly awesome, but awesome nonetheless.

I totally remember this show.Actually wasn't that bad.

It was amusingly cheesy

I remember having a crush on the lead actress, and thinking Sportacus was the coolest thing since Captain Planet.

In hindsight, I really want to see him fight Captain Planet.

... Too much unnecessary movement. Also, Sportacus isn't much of a fighter...

A crossover then, where Robbie and Captain Pollution attempt to spread bad eating habits and general lethargy across the globe. Sportacus becomes Batman.

I'd prefer to avoid Captain Planet completely. The Narm levels on that show were positively toxic.

And Sportacus is way too upbeat to be Batman.

He's more like The Flash, really. Or Nightwing. He could be Daywing?

edited 29th Jun '15 2:32:56 AM by TheHandle

Daywing, Cobalt Speedster, whatever, he's the "normie" next to Planet's "superpowered boy scout".

I could see it. I'd probably go on a rampage shortly after, but I could see it.

This show has some pretty good songs. Not just the Pirate song, though. I really like Robbie's Master of Disguise song a lot(then again I'm a sucker for villain songs).

I remember enjoying this show back when it was on, but always felt that the puppets looked really weird.

If you're wondering why Stefan Karl Stefansson, Robbie Rotten's actor, looks skinny, that's because he's recovering from a pancreatic cancer operation. As a result he's currently recuperating to rest.

If you're interested in help Stefan and his family, there's a Go Fund Me page.

I really don't understand how or why this show became a meme.

I believe the reason is in the post above yours.

Last I checked, he's raised over $95,000 of the $100K he needs, so hey.

EDIT: Apparently, he's more than achieved his goal by now.

edited 17th Dec '16 6:49:25 AM by PhysicalStamina

Sad news everyone.

Stefan Karl Stefansson's (Robbie Rotten from Lazytown) cancer(cholangiocarcinoma) has metastasized and reached the fourth stage.

According to his wife, Stefan might not live long.

Oh shit, that's horrible news.

It was darkest before dawn - Stefán Karl Stefánsson is now free of his cancer.

Hopefully permanently.

Let's all focus on what's important.

Thank God. Hopefully it stays that way and he can rest and get better.

Holy shit, that is fantastic news! I'm so happy for him! He should write memoirs about it.

Just found out about this, I wish him the best in his remaining time.

Same. I wish him the best and I'm glad he knows so many people love him.