History Quotes / KidAppealCharacter

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->''"Already I can't see anything 'revolutionary' about this series. Just the same old clichés... And the fact there is a Penguin living in a spare refrigerator! I thought this was supposed to be the anime that changes anime forever! There should be no cutesy animals, especially named 'Pen-Pen'. Gah!"''
-->--'''[[http://spoonyexperiment.com/neon-genesis-evangelion/ Christopher Kinsey]]''' on ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''

->''"Finally, and most annoyingly, we have Chewbacca's son, Lumpy. You will soon learn to hate Lumpy... On an annoyance scale, think of Jar Jar Binks and every single Ewok rolled into one, then multiply that nightmare by 3,720. I mean, seriously -- just look at him. Tell me you have ever, in your life, wanted to set fire to something more."''
-->-- '''''Website/{{WrestleCrap}}''''', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/classic9.html in discussion of the cast of]] ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''

->''"I’ll just come right out and say it: [[CriticalDissonance I like Jar Jar]]. Out of all the [[TheBeautifulPeople impossibly perfect]] characters in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace '', he added some much needed flaws, and well, humanity to a story that wouldn’t really grow any teeth until Creator/GeorgeLucas decided to make the entire new trilogy [[AuthorTract an extended middle finger]] to the [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush administration]]...These days, it seems like everyone just hates Jar Jar on principle, either because they thought he was annoying or hated the fact that a movie series that was meant for children intended to remain being for children."''
-->-- '''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''', [[http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Jar_Jar_Ruby_Rhod_and_the_Legacy_of_Urkel.aspx "Jar Jar, Ruby Rhod, and the legacy of Urkel"]]

->''"It's almost like Lucas thought he needed to have kids in the movie for kids to want to ''[[MerchandiseDriven buy]]'' things from the movie. Like they all would want to be little Jedi themselves, just like in this scene. Imaginations work differently than that. Kids would want to play as Han Solo or Luke Skywalker, or would want to be Lando blowing up the Death Star. Nobody ever wanted to be Gho'R-Bon Zhuma... or that [[TheScrappy T'Wirp.]]"''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Harry S. Plinkett]]''' on ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''

->''"The problem is that this pilot can’t decide if it’s a straight children’s show or an all-ages ''[[Series/TheAvengers Avengers]]''-like show with Sarah Jane and a robot dog...Despite the fact that by any sane storytelling standard this is a story and series about Sarah Jane, she [[OutOfFocus doesn’t get to be in the title]]; she gets upstaged by the tin dog. K-9 is beloved by children, or at least the BBC firmly believes he is, and so the program is built around him. The logic underpinning this program is that K-9 is popular and so people will want to see a show about K-9."''
-->-- '''[[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/02/outside-government-2-k-9-and-company.html Phil Sandifer]]''' on ''Series/K9AndCompany''

->''"I’ll tell you what the problem is with Naomi Wildman – she’s just too sickly sweet for her own good! So much so that you want bad things to happen to her just so she stops spewing out oodles of treacly goodness...Its an interesting dilemma because if you have a child character acting all rebellious and angst ridden then they become Dawn Summers from ''[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]'' season six (‘Get out! Get out! GET OUT!’) and you want to strangle them with your bare hands but if they are all gooey cuteness you equally want to stamp on their heads as though they are a particularly nasty form of giant cockroach. The best way is make them flawed, funny and interesting (Luke, Clyde and Rani from the ''[[Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' are all excellent examples) and try not to give them too many quirks (the idea of a ‘cute Borg kid’ shouldn’t be considered but then along comes Icheb who manages to be one of the [[TheGenericGuy flattest characters]] ''Voyager'' ever produced). Spare me the thought of Naomi working on the Bridge! Its Wesley Crusher all over again!"''
-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/voyager-season-five.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
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-->Mr. Incredible attempts to defend [[TheScrappy Mr. Skipperdoo]] in the ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Mr. Incredible and Pals]]'' commentary by him and Frozone.

->'''Flareup:''' A Prime, a kid-appeal yellow car type, and a human kid sidekick. Just a moment, I'll ask - hey, short stuff! What's your name, Hot Shot or Bumblebee?\\
'''Bumblebee:''' Bumblebee...though Hot Shot [[DevelopmentGag does have a certain ring to it.

--> -- '''''Website/{{WrestleCrap}}''''', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/classic9.html in discussion of the cast of]] ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''

-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''', [[http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Jar_Jar_Ruby_Rhod_and_the_Legacy_of_Urkel.aspx "Jar Jar, Ruby Rhod, and the legacy of Urkel"]]

-->--'''[[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Harry S. Plinkett]]''' on ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''

-->--'''Creator/JMichaelStraczynski''' on why he consider this a PetPeeveTrope

-->--'''[[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/02/outside-government-2-k-9-and-company.html Phil Sandifer]]''' on ''Series/K9AndCompany''

-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/voyager-season-five.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

-->--'''[[http://spoonyexperiment.com/neon-genesis-evangelion/ Christopher Kinsey]]''' on ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''

->''"I’ll just come right out and say it: [[CriticalDissonance I like Jar Jar]]. Out of all the [[TheBeautifulPeople impossibly perfect]] characters in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace '', he added some much needed flaws, and well, humanity to a story that wouldn’t really grow any teeth until GeorgeLucas decided to make the entire new trilogy [[AuthorTract an extended middle finger]] to the [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush administration]]...These days, it seems like everyone just hates Jar Jar on principle, either because they thought he was annoying or hated the fact that a movie series that was meant for children intended to remain being for children."''