History YMMV / LiloAndStitchTheSeries

* EpilepticTrees: When ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' began rerunning on Creator/DisneyXD in March 2018 with a mini-marathon on March 11, the mini-marathon aired with "Yapper" as the last episode that day, and some dedicated fans took notice. Why? 'Cause in that episode, Stitch goes crazy for a brief moment when he sees the Honolulu skyline for the first time since he was made to destroy cities. The fans took this as Disney {{foreshadowing}} a possible American broadcast of ''Stitch & Ai'', wherein that series [[spoiler:Stitch grows into a giant when his destructive programming is triggered and he goes on a rampage towards a city under construction]]. Moreso, those beliefs actually got ''confirmed'' when that show actually did get an American release on [=DisneyNow=] on December 1, 2018.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Though generally seen as the inferior season, Season 2 received praise for fixing some often criticized aspects of the show.
** There were some experiments the writers struggled with finding their one true place; as such, they end up getting caught by Gantu without any closure. Season 2 has this happen less often and went back to redeem those previously unredeemed experiments.
** Many fans were frustrated with Nani's {{Flanderization}} in the show, becoming overly strict and even outright serving as an antagonist in some episodes. Season 2 was initially especially unkind to her, but in its latter half Nani's strictness was finally toned down and she got a lot more episodes showing her caring side (especially in "Remmy").
** Keoni, an overall [[TheScrappy despised character]] for being a boring {{audience surrogate}} and pointless SatelliteLoveInterest for Lilo, had his appearances cut down significantly in Season 2, only appearing in "Morpholomew".
** Likewise, Victoria was introduced to take over his role as the audience surrogate and, despite being [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter underutilized]] overall, ended up being better liked by comparison.

** There were some experiments the writers struggled with finding their one true place as such they end up getting caught by Gantu without any closure. Season 2 has this happen less often and went back to redeem those previously unredeemed experiments.
** Many fans were frustrated with Nani's Flanderization in the show, becoming overtly strict and even outright serving as an antagonist in some episodes. Season 2 was initially especially unkind to her, but in its latter half Nani's strictness was finally toned down and she got a lot more episodes showing her caring side (especially in Remmy).
** Keoni, an overall [[TheScrappy despised character]] for being a boring audience surrogate and pointless SatelliteLoveInterest for Lilo, had his appearances cut down significantly in Season 2.

* SeasonalRot: The second of the show's two seasons is often seen to be weaker than the first, with the show's formula becoming all too familiar by then, both Nani and Gantu being further {{Flanderized}}, the animation dipping in some episodes (such as in ''Ace''), some reused plot points,[[labelnote:e.g.]]Phoon being mutated by one of Jumba's machines, like with Shortstuff growing into a giant thanks to Jumba's ShrinkRay).[[/labelnote]] and some episodes' plots becoming too ridiculous, even by ''Lilo & Stitch'' standards. To its credit, the season is still seen as good and contains some of the shows funniest episodes like ''Swapper'', ''Heckler'', and ''Spike''.
* SoOkayItsAverage: ''The Series'' has plenty of entertaining moments involving the main characters, is loaded with all those unique experiments, and maintains a good amount of the feel-good charm of the [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch original film]]. As such most fans regard the show fondly, however there is also a substantial number who find it to be this. The [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] of the time, the LighterAndSofter shift in tone, Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, a somewhat rushed production, and the company overmilking the franchise for what it's worth during [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s decade]] had some significant negative effects on it in the long run. The show's writing is [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks formulaic]] and stuffed with generic children's [[AnAesop aesops]] (a few of which were [[BrokenAesop mishandled]]), [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter much of the experiments' characterization potential was squandered]] since the production staff had to stick to the MonsterOfTheWeek trope throughout its run, viewers didn't even get to see ''all'' the experiments,[[note]]not that they were ever going to; in fact, there were only about a hundred unique experiments designed for the show, and a number of those didn't even get to be used much, if at all[[/note]] and the core cast was {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to the point that some viewers may find them UnintentionallyUnsympathetic.

* TearJerker: The show is mostly LighterAndSofter compared to the movie, but does manage to create some heart tugging moments of its own.

** Victoria, the red-headed girl Lilo befriends. It's obvious the writing team struggled with her then just gave up altogether. A pity, she had a cute design and good chemistry with Lilo.

** Yin (X-501) gets a lot of this as well. Despite being a fairly feminine looking experiment, Lilo referred to her as a male repeatedly in the experiment's debut. It wouldn't be until a ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum'' event in September 2018/January 2019[[note]]in the game's Japanese version for the former month and the game's Global version for the latter month[[/note]] finally (re-)confirmed her gender.

** Many fans were frustrated with Nani’s flanderization in the show, becoming overtly strict and even outright serving as an antagonist in some episodes. Season 2 was initially especially unkind to her, but in its latter half Nani’s strictness was finally toned down and she got a lot more episodes showing her caring side (especially in Remmy).

** Nani herself got hit with some of this as well; in the main movies, it's established that her volatile temper is due to the stress of being unable to find a stable job to support herself and her sister, and sure enough she does mellow in the sequels. In the series, this trait of her got so flanderized she can come across as unlikable sometimes, up to the point she will ground Lilo and Stitch for pretty minor deeds. That being said, her overly harsh behavior towards Lilo and Stitch did become a plot point in a few episodes, such as "Phantasmo" and "Bonnie & Clyde".

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many fans were frustrated with Nani’s flanderization in the show, becoming overt strict and even outright serving as an antagonist in some episodes. Season 2 was initially especially unkind to her, but in its latter half Nani’s strictness was finally toned down and she got more episodes showing her caring side (especially in Remmy).

* FirstInstallmentWins: Of the three ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' TV shows, usually because it's the only one that actually follows up on the original film and maintains Lilo as a lead.

** Since Stitch has over 600 different cousins, it's not hard to write a fanfic featuring one of them.

* TearJerker:

** Then there's the episode "Remmy", where both Lilo and Nani are depressed throughout the majority of the episode, due to it being the anniversary of their parents' death.

** Yin (X-501) gets a lot of this as well. A very feminine experiment, Lilo referred to her as a male repeatedly in the experiment's debut. It wouldn't be until a ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum'' event in September 2018/January 2019[[note]]in the game's Japanese version for the former month and the game's Global version for the latter month[[/note]] finally (re-)confirmed her gender.

* SeasonalRot: The second of the show's two seasons is often seen to be weaker than the first, with less memorable experiments introduced (some of whom have rather lame abilities), the show's formula becoming all too familiar by then, reused plot points,[[labelnote:e.g.]]"Ploot" and "Phoon" having their title experiments [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever becoming giants]]; Ploot by ingesting trash (like with Tank eating metal) and Phoon being mutated by one of Jumba's machines (like with Shortstuff growing into a giant thanks to Jumba's ShrinkRay).[[/labelnote]] and some episodes' plots becoming too ridiculous, even by ''Lilo & Stitch'' standards.
* SoOkayItsAverage: ''The Series'' has plenty of entertaining moments involving the main characters, is loaded with all those unique experiments, and maintains a good amount of the feel-good charm of the [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch original film]]. As such most fans regard the show fondly, however there is a substantial number who find it to be this. The [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] of the time, the LighterAndSofter shift in tone, Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, a somewhat rushed production, and the company overmilking the franchise for what it's worth during [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s decade]] had some significant negative effects on it in the long run. The show's writing is [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks formulaic]] and stuffed with generic children's [[AnAesop aesops]] (a few of which were [[BrokenAesop mishandled]]), [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter much of the experiments' characterization potential was squandered]] since the production staff had to stick to the MonsterOfTheWeek trope throughout its run, viewers didn't even get to see ''all'' the experiments,[[note]]not that they were ever going to; in fact, there were only about a hundred unique experiments designed for the show, and a number of those didn't even get to be used much, if at all[[/note]] and the core cast was {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to the point that some viewers may find them UnintentionallyUnsympathetic.
* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: On the one hand, this show can make one feel [[NostalgiaFilter nostalgic about their childhood]], going on fun adventures with your best friend, making and helping out strange new friends along the way...

* WhatAnIdiot: Houdini is an extremely timid and skittish experiment with the power to make things disappear. Where does Lilo reckon his "one true place" lies? As a star magician on TV, naturally.

* {{Designated Hero}}es: Lilo and Stitch come across as this in some episodes, particularly in the ones where they practically ''give'' the experiments over to Gantu and Hämsterviel usually because the experiments annoyed them--such as Nosy, Felix, and Heckler--and/or their abilities were of no real benefit to them--such as Hunkahunka and Poxy. Worse is that these abandonments are often PlayedForLaughs as said experiments start messing with Gantu afterward (Felix starts making a mess in Gantu's ship, Poxy makes Gantu ill, and so on). Nosy even [[WhatTheHellHero calls Lilo out on this]] in "Snafu".

** When Mr. Kaponi and Moses punish Myrtle for Lilo and PJ’s prank, do they sincerely think she did it or are they punishing her for her earlier pranks in the episode and letting Lilo off the hook due to being {{Misblamed}} for Myrtle’s pranks throughout the episode?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Gantu's VillainDecay due to subpar writing, or did being fired from the Council in the original movie (and being reduced as the servant of a hysterical rodent) make him fall into a depression so deep it directly affected his performances?

** The strong emphasis on ''ʻohana'' (family).

* SoOkayItsAverage: ''The Series'' has plenty of entertaining moments involving the main characters, is loaded with all those unique experiments, and maintains a good amount of the feel-good charm of the [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch original film]]. However, the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] of the time, the LighterAndSofter shift in tone, Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, a somewhat rushed production, and the company overmilking the franchise for what it's worth during [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s decade]] had some significant negative effects on it in the long run. The show's writing is [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks formulaic]] and stuffed with generic children's [[AnAesop aesops]] (a few of which were [[BrokenAesop mishandled]]), [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter much of the experiments' characterization potential was squandered]] since the production staff had to stick to the MonsterOfTheWeek trope throughout its run, viewers didn't even get to see ''all'' the experiments,[[note]]not that they were ever going to; in fact, there were only about a hundred unique experiments designed for the show, and a number of those didn't even get to be used much, if at all[[/note]] and the core cast was {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to the point that some viewers may find them UnintentionallyUnsympathetic.

** Victoria, the red-headed girl Lilo befriends. It's obvious the writing team struggled with her then just gave up altogether. A pity, she had a cute design.
** Experiment 627. How can you use such a powerful antagonist as a mere MonsterOfTheWeek?! Couldn't he have been more effective as a recurring villain? Or as the FinalBoss, instead of a dull [[WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch red doppelganger of Stitch]]?
** [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments The experiments]] in general. Some episodes, such as "Spike", showed some potential of how their personalities could be fleshed out if they were given more screen time (like in the E.A.R.W.A.X. scenes in that particular episode), but the MonsterOfTheWeek setting combined with the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] ruined such hopes, with most experiments relegated to being {{flat|Character}} background characters. Even some popular experiments like Angel (X-624) didn't get much characterization in the episodes they appear in. Granted, the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime did help to fix this problem, but [[BrokenBase then]] [[FanonDiscontinuity again...]]
** Hämsterviel (who is based on Dr. Habbitrale from the video game ''VideoGame/StitchExperiment626'') and 625/Reuben (from ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' magazine) are {{Canon Immigrant}}s without problems. Why 621 (from the aforementioned game) [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome didn't make it?]] He would've been a WorthyOpponent for Stitch throughout all ''The Series''. Heck, given his thirst for revenge against 626, it could've been him the titular experiment of episode 19 (627's), unleashed by Jumba to give Stitch a lesson about his ego, and, as aforementioned, keeping 627 as recurrent antagonist/GrandFinale's enemy.
** In the {{Crossover}} episodes, the guest characters--save for maybe [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Dr. Drakken]]--are very bland versions of their original selves. This takes away very much from the plot's premises.[[note]]It isn't even a problem of this series in particular. It looks like crossovers are Disney writers' AchillesHeel. Watch "Hercules and the Arabian Night" from ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' for some proof.[[/note]]

* TastesLikeDiabetes: ...on the other hand, the saccharine and childish elements of this show can be somewhat overbearing for older audiences, especially when compared to the rather dramatic original film and its surprisingly mature tone.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode "Drowsy" has the titular duo prevent Gantu and Reuben from kidnapping Creator/RegisPhilbin, who had already left the American primetime version of ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' (which got a ShoutOut in the episode) [[AnimationLeadTime by the time this episode debuted in February 2004]].[[note]]However, Philbin did host a ''Millionaire'' spin-off earlier that month called ''Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire''.[[/note]]

* FanNickname: 627 is given the name "Evile" by fans (and, previously, even [[TheWikiRule wikis]]) due to "evil" being [[PokemonSpeak the only word he said]], [[Anime/{{Stitch}} at least initially]]. He was never named by anyone in the franchise proper. Interestingly, some fans have stopped using this nickname in recent years, finding the name to be rather trite, but inertia and a lack of general agreement have kept it intact.

* EpilepticTrees: When ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' began rerunning on Creator/DisneyXD in March 2018 with a mini-marathon on March 11, the mini-marathon aired with "Yapper" as the last episode that day and some dedicated fans took notice. Why? 'Cause in that episode, Stitch goes crazy for a brief moment when he sees the Honolulu skyline for the first time since he was made to destroy cities. The fans took this as Disney {{foreshadowing}} a possible American broadcast of ''Stitch & Ai'', wherein that series [[spoiler:Stitch grows into a giant when his destructive programming is triggered and he goes on a rampage towards a city under construction]]. Moreso, those beliefs actually got ''confirmed'' when that show actually did get an American release on [=DisneyNow=] on December 1, 2018.

* {{Designated Hero}}es: Lilo and Stitch come across as this in some episodes, particularly in the ones where they practically ''give'' the experiments over to Gantu and Hämsterviel usually because the experiments annoyed them--such as Nosy, Felix, and Heckler--and/or their abilities were of no real benefit to them--such as Hunkahunka and Poxy. (And likely because the writing staff could not figure out a "one true place" for most of those experiments and were using Gantu as an [[WriterCopOut easy way out.]]) Worse is that these abandonments are often PlayedForLaughs as said experiments start messing with Gantu afterward (Felix starts making a mess in Gantu's ship, Poxy makes Gantu ill, ''et cetera''). Nosy even [[WhatTheHellHero calls Lilo out on this]] in "Snafu".

* FanNickname: 627 is given the name "Evile" by fans (and, previously, even [[TheWikiRule wikis]]) due to "evil" being [[PokemonSpeak the only word he said]], [[Anime/{{Stitch}} at least initially]]. He was never named by anyone in the franchise proper. Interestingly, this nickname has been getting less popular with the fans in recent years, finding the name to be rather trite, but inertia and a lack of general agreement have kept the "Evile" nickname intact.

** ActorAllusion, ActorAllusion, ActorAllusion! Pleakley is voiced by Creator/KevinMcDonald, of ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' fame. The man is used to playing characters in dresses. Not only that, but his family members in that said episode were voiced by old castmates Creator/BruceMcCulloch, Creator/MarkMcKinney, and Creator/ScottThompson, with Creator/DaveFoley playing the priest.

* TheScrappy: Keoni Jameson. He's a bland AudienceSurrogate who adds nothing to the plot, and Lilo's crush on him tends to bring out the absolute worst in her.[[note]]Contrast with Angel and Stitch, since the former's presence tends to bring out the best in him.[[/note]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: ''The Series'' has plenty of entertaining moments involving the main characters, is loaded with all those unique experiments, and maintains a good amount of the feel-good charm of the [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch original film]]. However, the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] of the time, the LighterAndSofter shift in tone, Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, and the company overmilking the franchise for what it's worth during [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s decade]] had some significant negative effects on it in the long run. The show's writing is [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks formulaic]] and stuffed with generic children's [[AnAesop aesops]] (a few of which were [[BrokenAesop mishandled]]), [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter much of the experiments' characterization potential was squandered]] since the production staff had to stick to the MonsterOfTheWeek trope throughout its run, viewers didn't even get to see ''all'' the experiments,[[note]]not that they were ever going to; in fact, there were only about a hundred unique experiments designed for the show, and a number of those didn't even get to be used much, if at all[[/note]] and the core cast was {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to the point that some viewers may find them UnintentionallyUnsympathetic.

* VillainDecay: Gantu turned from the imposing but somewhat [[AntiHero anti-heroic thirty-something-foot-tall military captain from the original movie into a shorter bumbling idiot who even proclaims that he "likes to be evil". Subverted at the end of ''The Series'' when it doesn't work out for him and [[HeelFaceTurn gets his old job back.]]

(''[[AdultFear Nani looks appropriately terrified.]]'')

* CommonKnowledge: That Angel was a fan-submitted design by a kid dying of cancer. This is a false claim from users on Website/{{Reddit}} in response to a memetic Website/{{Tumblr}} post criticizing Angel's character design.[[note]]It ''may'' have snowballed out of a fifth-hand account of the ''[[TheLittleMermaid1992 Little Mermaid]]'' cartoon a decade earlier, which did create a mermaid in tribute to a terminally-ill kid.[[/note]] What proves that this isn't true is that the show never accepted fan submissions for anything--executive producer and screenwriter Creator/JessWinfield even stated on his TV Tome thread that company policy forbade him from taking any outside suggestions--and that Angel was designed by Jose Zelaya, a character designer and animator at Disney Television Animation.

* CommonKnowledge: That Angel was a fan-submitted design by a kid dying of cancer. This is a false claim from users on Website/{{Reddit}} in response to a memetic Website/{{Tumblr}} post criticizing Angel's character design. What proves that this isn't true is that the show never accepted fan submissions for anything--executive producer and screenwriter Creator/JessWinfield even stated on his TV Tome thread that company policy forbade him from taking any outside suggestions--and that Angel was designed by Jose Zelaya, a character designer and animator at Disney Television Animation.

See also the [[YMMV/LiloAndStitch YMMV page]] for the whole franchise, and the YMMV pages for the show's [[YMMV/StitchTheMovie pilot]] and [[YMMV/LeroyAndStitch finale]] films.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Gantu's VillainDecay due to lazy writing, or did being fired from the Council in the original movie (and being reduced as the servant of a hysterical rodent) make him fall into a depression so deep it directly affects his performances?

** Nani herself got hit with some of this as well; in the main movies, it's established that her volatile temper is due to the stress of being unable to find a stable job to support herself and her sister, and sure enough she does mellow in the sequels. In the series, this trait of her got so flanderized she can come across as a bitch sometimes, up to the point she will ground Lilo and Stitch for pretty minor deeds. That being said, her overly harsh behavior towards Lilo and Stitch did become a plot point in a few episodes, such as "Phantasmo" and "Bonnie & Clyde".

* EpilepticTrees: When ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' began rerunning on Creator/DisneyXD in March 2018 with a mini-marathon on March 11, the mini-marathon aired with "Yapper" as the last episode that day and some dedicated fans took notice. Why? 'Cause in that episode, Stitch goes crazy for a brief moment when he sees the Honolulu skyline for the first time since he was made to destroy cities. The fans took this as Disney {{foreshadowing}} a possible American broadcast of the franchise's latest TV series ''Stitch & Ai'', wherein that series [[spoiler:Stitch grows into a giant when his destructive programming is triggered and he goes on a rampage towards a city under construction]]. Moreso, those beliefs actually got ''confirmed'' when that show actually did get an American release on [=DisneyNow=] on December 1, 2018.

** The VerySpecialEpisode where Pleakley's family tries to make him get married--he's very reluctant until the "bride" is Jumba in a dress, and in the end, his family accepts that Pleakley's happier without a wife. He also promised to wear men's clothes, which set off [[LivingLieDetector Fibber]]. Meaning he intends to keep wearing women's clothes and never has any intention of ever wearing man's clothes.

* TheScrappy: Keoni Jameson. He's a bland AudienceSurrogate who adds nothing to the plot, and Lilo's crush on him tends to bring out the absolute worst in her.[[note]]Contrast with Angel and Stitch, since the former's presence tends to bring out the best in him.[[/note]] [[CreatorsPest Even the writing staff hated him]], since [[ExecutiveMeddling he was mandated by the execs]].

* TastesLikeDiabetes: ...on the other hand, the saccharine and childish elements of this show can be somewhat overbearing for older audiences, especially when compared to the rather dramatic original film and its surprisingly mature tone. Granted, this isn't as bad as over in Japan, but still.

** Same goes for Shush (X-234), who's much less feminine than Yin and was also referred to as male in its episode, yet fan wikis labeled the experiment as female for a long time. And unlike Yin, Shush has not been lucky enough to get a re-confirmation of its gender through other media.

* EpilepticTrees: When ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' began rerunning on Creator/DisneyXD in March 2018 with a mini-marathon on March 11, the mini-marathon aired with "Yapper" as the last episode that day and dedicated fans, especially those on Save Lilo & Stitch, took notice. Why? 'Cause in that episode, Stitch goes crazy for a brief moment when he sees the Honolulu skyline for the first time since he was made to destroy cities. The fans took this as Disney {{foreshadowing}} a possible American broadcast of the franchise's latest TV series ''Stitch & Ai'', wherein that series [[spoiler:Stitch grows into a giant when his destructive programming is triggered and he goes on a rampage towards a city under construction]]. Moreso, those beliefs actually got ''confirmed'' when that show actually did get an American release on [=DisneyNow=] on December 1, 2018.

* FanNickname: 627 is given the name "Evile" by fans (and, previously, even [[TheWikiRule wikis]]) due to "evil" being [[PokemonSpeak the only word he said]], [[Anime/{{Stitch}} at least initially]]. He was never named by anyone in the franchise proper. Interestingly, this nickname has been getting less popular with the fans in recent years as they find the name to be rather silly and trite. They are hoping to find a better name for him, but inertia and a lack of general agreement have kept the "Evile" nickname intact.

** Quite a few people mistook Pleakley for a woman, which is fairly easy to assume, since he only wears dresses, and disguises himself as a lady in public.
** Yin (X-501) gets a lot of this as well. An extremely feminine experiment, Lilo referred to her as a male repeatedly in the experiment's debut. It wouldn't be until a ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum'' event in September 2018/January 2019[[note]]in the game's Japanese version for the former month and the game's Global version for the latter month[[/note]] finally (re-)confirmed her gender.

* VillainDecay: Gantu turned from the imposing but somewhat {{Anti Hero}}ic thirty-something-foot-tall military captain from the original movie into a much shorter bumbling idiot who even proclaims that he "likes to be evil". Subverted at the end of ''The Series'' when it doesn't work out for him and [[HeelFaceTurn gets his old job back.]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Houdini is an extremely timid, extremely gun shy experiment with the power to make things disappear. Where does Lilo reckon his "one true place" lies? As a star magician on TV, naturally.

* SoOkayItsAverage: ''The Series'' has plenty of entertaining moments involving the main characters, is loaded with all those unique experiments, and maintains a good amount of the feel-good charm of the [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch original film]]. However, the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit]] of the time, the LighterAndSofter shift in tone, Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, and the company overmilking the franchise for what it's worth during [[TurnOfTheMillennium the 2000s decade]] had some significant negative effects on it in the long run. The show's writing is [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks formulaic]] and stuffed with generic children's [[AnAesop aesops]] (a few of which were [[BrokenAesop mishandled]]), [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter much of the experiments' characterization potential was squandered]] since the production staff had to stick to the MonsterOfTheWeek trope throughout its run, viewers didn't even get to see ''all'' the experiments,[[note]]not that they were ever going to; in fact, there were only about a hundred unique experiments designed for the show, and a number of those didn't even get to be used much, if at all[[/note]] and the core cast was {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to the point that some viewers may find them UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. The result is a ContestedSequel that a number of 2000s kids who grew up watching it mostly [[{{Irony}} leaving it behind and forgetting about it ever being a thing]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Sample", when Stitch is on top of the bedroom dome to avoid getting his shots (because he's AfraidOfNeedles), Lilo tells him to get down because, "If you don't get your shots, you could catch a mutating virus!" [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic She would be absolutely seriously right these days to get Stitch vaccinated from a mutating virus.]]

** In the episode where Lilo is hypnotized into acting like Mertle, they missed a perfect opportunity to have Mertle say Lilo was acting weird. Instead, one of Mertle's friends points out that Lilo is acting like her and nothing more is said about it.
** Also the episode "Dupe": Gantu finds four experiment pods, activates the experiments, and turns them into a Four Man Strike team against Lilo and Stitch. After they are defeated in the climax of the episode, the experiments never show up again, save for the finale, "Snafu", where they are Gantu's prisoners.
** "Rufus": Why didn't Jumba meet Drakken? It would have been interesting! In fact, the entire episode would have been better if they'd exploited Jumba's CardCarryingVillain attitude toward the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' cast, instead of just making him chase a poor naked mole-rat.

** The whole concept of the show to some people, with the possible expansion of the franchise's universe and its characters being mostly squandered in favor of generic children's [[AnAesop Aesops]] and an overemphasis on kid-friendly humor. If the show had more than [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65 episodes]], it could have used more episodes to give us more than the 111 experiments that were shown in the series and its bookending films.