History Headscratchers / JohnnyTest

*** What, so he needs a logical explanation for why he's in love with her?

** I thought it was implied that they only made it capable of menial tasks. Speech isn't required to do menial tasks, and the girls probably didn't want two Johnnys running around. Bets are that the clonebots of Mary and Susan aren't capable of as much thought process as the girls just for the simple fact that they would have to be dismantled later. At so much sentience, it becomes immoral to destroy it. Besides, the military made one that was almost an exact copy, and it turned out to be just as ChaoticEvil/ChaoticNeutral as he could be.

** But it's never explained. Even with that logic, it doesn't explain why he has a crush on her. Or why he seemingly ignores Mary.

* Honestly, am I the only one who thinks that Johnny's father doesn't deserve to be the series {{Chew Toy}}? A lot of jokes center on him being a {{House Husband}} (his bad cooking in particular), but considering the amount of times the house has been destroyed from each episode's wacky hijinks, he seems to be the only person keeping everything together. Furthermore, his attempts to ground Johnny or make him engage in other activities besides having fun and playing video games make him seem like a killjoy, but in reality he's actually the only person who cares about Johnny's well being and future. Every episode he desperately tries to reign in on Johnny's impulsiveness and the sister's disregard for safety protocol in regards to their brother because, even though this is a cartoon, his children are constantly putting themselves into danger on a day-to-day basis (aliens, genetic experiments, rampaging robots, rampaging disembodied limbs, angry mole people, etc). Even though his wife is too busy to reprimand the children for their shenanigans, she never seemed to show the same level of care and attentiveness towards Johnny than her husband. More times than not, she's often on the phone talking about a business deal or off at work safe from home where most of the craziness is going on, while Johnny's dad has to constantly worry on whether or not Johnny's going to come in for dinner with an extra limb or something.
** That's why he's a {{Chew Toy}}. Whenever he tries to help he either gets caught in the crossfire, or his actions make the situation worse.

** For the same reason the Arthur kids have Clinton for a President when they live in Canada. JohnnyTest is an American/Canadian production, so the people involved go back and forth on where the series is set. Just wait till the Fillipinos who animate the show get ideas!

* Honestly, am I the only one who thinks that Johnny's father doesn't deserve to be the series {{Chew Toy}}? Alot of jokes center on him being a {{House Husband}} (his bad cooking in particular), but considering the amount of times the house has been destroyed from each episode's wacky hijinks, he seems to be the only person keeping everything together. Furthermore, his attempts to ground Johnny or make him engage in other activities besides having fun and playing video games make him seem like a killjoy, but in reality he's actually the only person who cares about Johnny's well being and future. Every episode he desperately tries to reign in on Johnny's impulsiveness and the sister's disregard for safety protocol in regards to their brother because, even though this is a cartoon, his children are constantly putting themselves into danger on a day-to-day basis (aliens, genetic experiments, rampaging robots, rampaging disembodied limbs, angry mole people, etc). Even though his wife is too busy to reprimand the children for their shenanigans, she never seemed to show the same level of care and attentiveness towards Johnny than her husband. More times than not, she's often on the phone talking about a business deal or off at work safe from home where most of the craziness is going on, while Johnny's dad has to constantly worry on whether or not Johnny's going to come in for dinner with an extra limb or something.

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* Why do the twins have different voices?

* How is it that there is no toast on Vegandan? Am I expected to believe that a planet entirely comprised of vegans haven't cultivated any form of ''wheat?''

*** Uh... No, you don't. You need flour, water, maybe a little salt for flavor, and yeast. That last one could be the reason why there is no toast on Vegandan. No naturally occurring yeast-like microbes.

** Gil thinks that Dukey is just "well-trained." [[DumbBlonde Then again, he IS Gil]].

** Gil thinks that Dukey is just "well-trained." [[DumbBlonde Then again, he 'is' Gil]].

* The DoubleStandard for the resident [[StalkerWithACrush Stalkers With Crushes]]. Susan experiences firsthand the frustrations of being pursued by somebody you're not interested in with Bling-Bling, yet [[HypocriticalHumor sees nothing wrong with going to the exact same lengths for Gil]]. And just why do the "smart" characters have to resort to ''stalking'' their love interests, anyway?
** I would argue that their obsession is portrayed just as unhealthily as Bling-Bling's. Despite being named Mary and Susan, they are more ChaoticNeutral [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold JerkAsses With A Heart Of Gold]] than [[PuritySue Purity Sues]].

* The only reason why I'm putting this here is because not only does this bug me, but it irritates me like a bad rash. What is the deal with Wacko? Seriously, what the freak is wrong with that madman? OK, allow me to explain my hatred for this guy: it's understandable to write a CorruptCorporateExecutive into a humor story to make it funny, but when you're writing for a guy is that and make his motive to get rid of children... as in ''killing them off'', then that's taking things too far! Look, I know about the MST3KMantra but this is just absolutely insane to have a man like him on a children show! If you want to know what I'm talking about, I'll provide two good examples:
# Johnny's Turbo Toy Force: In this episode, we have Johnny and Dukey showing off some of Wacko's products. I'm wondering if the man intentionally left the warning labels off his products and bought enough lawyers to make even DonaldTrump jealous in envy. But that's not the case. My complaint for this episode is that the man is trying to imprison all of the children with these super robots programmed to kill and keep them lock in their rooms until they're adults, while their parents have no way of getting to their children. All for the serious matter of "walking his dog" ... WTF doesn't begin to describe this. The man is attempting to lock children in their rooms with no way of getting out, so they'll succumb to hunger and thirst desperation. Plus those robots are designed to kill if they have too, so if one parent was brave enough to take on one of them, they'll get shot down. THAT'S NOT FUNNY! If having a character that imprisons children just for him to walk his stupid dog down the street and enjoy a movie without getting sick, and for the parents to forget about their kids all together, then that man deserves to be put away in a prison cell for more than several life sentences.
# Johnny Get Yer Gum: This has got to be Wacko's crudest episode. When I first saw this, I immediately thought "That's not even remotely funny, that's just cruel!" How so? The man tried to make gum that will explode in children mouths. Repeat: [[YourHeadASplode Explode in children mouths]]. Again, WTF doesn't begin to describe this. But when that fails, they replace the gum with a helium based product that, when chewed, will have the children float up into space and the man can do whatever he pleases. That's all fine and dandy, except that he's doing the same thing again, but using a different tactic! He's willing enough to allow children to float up into space where they can either died from lack of oxygen, hypothermia, or the chance of the gum popping and hitting the ground. Yes, this'll make Wacko a children murderer. Seriously, hasn't any parent think that this man is too much of a hazard for children and that he should be put on death row for his actions? And I mean both in real life and in-universe, seeing how this man is much more of a CompleteMonster than [[spoiler:[[PokemonBlackAndWhite Greetis]]]]. If I had to resort to using a spoiler for that, then no lawyer should ever be representing a madman whose spot in Hell is just waiting for him on a silver platter.

**** What are you talking about! those things are hilarious!
** In all seriousness, I think Wacko isn't meant to be considered funny. If anything, he's a KnightOfCerebus for this show. He is a CompleteMonster, and his episodes aren't all that funny. The character is portrayed as a psychopath who would murder kids for no good reason. Nothing about Wacko is truely funny really, they know he's a monster. And it's shown later that he's not so immune to spending time in prison, but the guy probably gets out on an insanity defense. As for how he keeps coming back? Probably how the other villains do, they just escape and his board of directors seem nearly as corrupt as he is (nearly, they did talk him down from the whole blowing up children's heads thing), so they just let him come back. So the main point is that he's not PlayedForLaughs, some aspects are but his more serious things are not.

* Does anyone else find it ironic that the show tries to be progressive by having the mom be the bread winner and the dad be the homemaker yet at the same time the mother has little to no characterization while the dad is a fully fleshed out character?
** I disagree, as later seasons have given Lila more characterization. She's been shown as a MamaBear, MyBelovedSmother UpToEleven, and highly competitive, up to the point of being AxCrazy (the episode where the twins wouldn't do Johnny's science fair project had her almost destroy their lab with a wrecking ball, all while laughing maniacally).

* Why does Cartoon Network feel the need to air like fifty episodes of Johnny Test a day?
** The bright colors and frequent use of the word 'extreme' fits into CN's target demographic perfectly.
** Right, like kids LOVE bright colors, use X-treme in their vocabulary, and mimic Johnny to the point of wanting to dress like him for Halloween. Exactly why Problem Solverz is the highest-rated show on Cartoon Network. Because it fits into what kids love these days, amirite?
** Remember that these are the same executives behind CNReal. They do not really understand their fans as mush as we would like.
** You're probably right. It wouldn't be a problem if they played the first season episodes (they didn't really have such annoying voices and stale running gags) or something else once in a while, but that's all they play.

*Right, like kids LOVE bright colors, use X-treme in their vocabulary, and mimic Johnny to the point of wanting to dress like him for Halloween. Exactly why Problem Solverz is the highest-rated show on Cartoon Network. Because it fits into what kids love these days, amirite?