At the time of writing, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero is halfway through its second and final season. As the series comes to a close, I can confidently say that Penn Zero is one of the funniest shows ever to come out of Disney Television Animation.
Penn Zero makes full use of it's dimension-hopping premise, taking our cast of part-time heroes and villains to literally dozens of different dimensions. Dimensions that are fleshed-out enough to be shows in their own right. From worlds where everyone has superpowers to ones where boats are sentient whale/shark creatures, each episode takes you to somewhere that's fun and that you'll hope to see again sometime down the road. And they do revisit worlds from time-to-time, helping the show's multiverse to feel all the more richer.
Every single episode has managed to make me laugh without fail thanks to incredibly strong character writing, voice acting, and visual gags. There isn't a single episode of Penn Zero that I dislike. It can take a while to get into the groove of this series, I admit. The very first episode, the Christmas episode, didn't impress me too much on first viewing. But after a few more episodes, the show's style of humor suddenly clicked with me. And once it clicked, IT CLICKED, making Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero one of my favourite animated series of the 2010s.
Incredibly Underrated
At the time of writing, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero is halfway through its second and final season. As the series comes to a close, I can confidently say that Penn Zero is one of the funniest shows ever to come out of Disney Television Animation.
Penn Zero makes full use of it's dimension-hopping premise, taking our cast of part-time heroes and villains to literally dozens of different dimensions. Dimensions that are fleshed-out enough to be shows in their own right. From worlds where everyone has superpowers to ones where boats are sentient whale/shark creatures, each episode takes you to somewhere that's fun and that you'll hope to see again sometime down the road. And they do revisit worlds from time-to-time, helping the show's multiverse to feel all the more richer.
Every single episode has managed to make me laugh without fail thanks to incredibly strong character writing, voice acting, and visual gags. There isn't a single episode of Penn Zero that I dislike. It can take a while to get into the groove of this series, I admit. The very first episode, the Christmas episode, didn't impress me too much on first viewing. But after a few more episodes, the show's style of humor suddenly clicked with me. And once it clicked, IT CLICKED, making Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero one of my favourite animated series of the 2010s.
I wholeheartedly recommend this show.