History YMMV / Detentionaire

** {{Misblamed}}: For a long time, many fans believed cancelling the series in response to its poor performance in the US was Creator/{{Teletoon}}'s decision, but in an interview with [[https://open.spotify.com/episode/0N4gIYqHLM8Evbq8co8fMR?si=vKRvWZW5TkS1AtzPzK-fqw&nd=1&dlsi=556d527530e6489d the podcast Movie Madness]], series co-creator Charles Johnston confirmed it was actually ''Creator/{{Nelvana}}'' that made the decision. In fact, he even stated that after the announcement, the ''Detentionaire'' crew received a call from Teletoon's executives, who were actually ''upset'' about this due to how successful the series was for their network!

* HypeBacklash: While ''Detentionaire'' has received overwhelming praise from those who have seen it, there are people who come out of the series finding it to be just mediocre; prominent animation reviewer WebVideo/AniMat, for instance, called it "the ultimate mixed bag" in his review of the show and ultimately gave it [[SoOkayItsAverage a 5/10]]. Of course, some of these people have dismissed the show almost solely due to it [[MadeInCountryX being produced in Canada]] (even though its made by [[Creator/{{Nelvana}} one of the country's most celebrated animation studios]])...

* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: There are quite a number ships centered around the A. Nigma students (See also IdiosyncraticShipNaming). And then you bring the [[EvilIsSexy Serpent]] into the mix...

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Detentionaire'' debuted at a time when the idea of a TV cartoon for kids having a heavily continuity-driven storyline with a series-long mystery and a racially/physically diverse cast of characters (including a non-white lead voiced by an actor of color) was in its infancy at best (for context, ''Gravity Falls'' would debut only one year after ''Detentionaire'' did and Netflix, traditionally considered a bastion for serialized cartoons of such high ambition, wouldn't start premiering original cartoons until 2014). Unfortunately, ''Detentionaire'' suffered under the weight of its own ambition, leading to poor distribution and its story being CutShort. But into the Late 2010s and Early 2020s, cartoons with tight continuity and ambitious storytelling have exploded in popularity, and there has been a vast increase in the number of cartoons starring protagonists of color with non-white voice actors, many of which have developed huge fandoms. Consequently, ''Detentionaire'', condemned to the dustbin of obscurity by its unfortunate treatment outside of Canada, is often seen by those who weren't there to experience it as little more than just another quaint little Canadian cartoon among many.

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler:Vice Principal Victoria, being a dead ringer for [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]], naturally becomes this with the reveal that she's been EvilAllAlong.]] There's also the Serpent for anyone who's into guys.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Revolving around a tenth grader who gets a year of detention for a prank he didn't do, and his encounters with numerous high school stereotypes in his investigations, many took no interest in the show's concept for sounding like like a high school ClicheStorm. Not helping was that the show's extremely tight continuity made getting into the series after its first episode nearly impossible. This may have contributed to the show's inability to find much of a market outside of Canada and Australia, especially in the United States where it got colossally Screwed by the Network, which led to the show's premature cancellation. However, the overwhelming majority of those who did give the show a chance have deemed it to be a top-notch series and it has become a highly acclaimed CultClassic in the years since.

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* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: There are quite a number ships centered around the A. Nigma students (See also IdiosyncraticShipNaming). And then you bring [[FoeYay the]] [[EvilIsSexy Serpent]] into the mix...