History YMMV / Wayside

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Any of the minor students, mostly Jenny and Shari. Though Maurecia, a fiery tomboy with a crush on main character Todd, is a bigger example of this.

* GeniusBonus: In the episode "Music Lessons," Stephen, a student obsessed with Halloween and cosplay, plays a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin theremin]]. Not only is the theremin a fairly obscure instrument, it's most well-known for its bizarre, eerie sound, often used in older sci-fi and horror movie soundtracks.

** In "Kindergarten King", after Todd saves a kindergartener’s stuffy, all of the kindergarteners make him their king and obsessively serve him to the point that they won’t let his friends get any where near him. [[SanitySlippage Todd is left rocking around in the corner of the kindergarten castle and singing Patty Cake.]]

--->'''Kidswatter:''' I wuv my stuffy.
--->'''Kindergarteners:''' And we love our stuffies too.

** The show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, but essentially an '''exact''' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Eye Of The Tiger]] by Music/{{Survivor|Band}}, but with the [[https://youtu.be/5KdEz98TIPw?t=271 chords changed]].
** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UogTvz50eo&feature=youtu.be&t=350 background track]] that sounds similar to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FBfAQ-NDE Just Can't Get Enough]]" by Music/DepecheMode.
** Another [[https://youtu.be/HJjcbvmimWw?t=395 background track]] sounds slightly similar to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw&feature=youtu.be&t=27 We Like To Party]]" by the Vengaboys.
** Even more egregiously, this [[https://youtu.be/Tg82Gqd3QkU?t=115 background track]] sounds almost '''exactly''' identical to the intro of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0 Respect]]" by Music/ArethaFranklin, even being in the same key.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: To be expected when it's a series based on a beloved kids' literature series. For some fans, they cite that making a TV show off it did have merit, but the execution was a bit lacking and wished it followed the books more closely. Some likewise weren't keen on the simplistic animation used in the show, feeling it didn't really convey the quirkiness of the school and the characters.

* CantUnHearIt: If you watched the series first, then you may have trouble reading the books without hearing the voices from the cartoon, especially Creator/DeniseOliver as Maurecia.

* CantUnHearIt: If you watched the series first, then you may have trouble reading the books without hearing Creator/KathleenLaskey as Mrs. Jewls or Creator/DeniseOliver as Maurecia.

--->'''Kindergartener:'''Why would you need friends when you have us?

--->'''Kidswatter:'''I wuv my stuffy.
--->'''Kindergarteners:'''And we love our stuffies too.

* BrokenBase: While many consider the animated series SoOkayItsAverage, some think it's a very good and underrated series, while a smaller VocalMinority loathe it for being a poor adaptation of the books. Professional critics seem to share the divided sentiment, with the show receiving a lot of praise from them for its humor, but also a lot of criticism for diverging too far from the books.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all the 30+ students in the book series, only a small handful get lines or even ''appear''.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The show never got to adapt any of the books' darker stories.

** The show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Eye Of The Tiger]] by Music/{{Survivor|Band}}, but with the [[https://youtu.be/5KdEz98TIPw?t=271 chords changed]].

** The show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Eye Of The Tiger]] by Music/{{Survivor}}, but with the [[https://youtu.be/5KdEz98TIPw?t=271 chords changed]].

* CultClassic: When it originally aired on TV, the pilot episode and the show itself had mixed reactions, and the series developed some pretty strong detractors (mainly those who grew up with the books and disliked the changes). However as years pass by, the series has gained a noticeable fanbase from those who remember the Canadian imports that were prominent on American kids' TV during the late 2000s and early 2010s more fondly.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/MichaelCera plays Todd in the PilotMovie, being one of several Canadian cartoons he did voice work in as a child until he broke out into Hollywood acting.

-->'''Kindergartener:'''Why would you need friends when you have us?

-->'''Kidswatter:'''I wuv my stuffy.
-->'''Kindergarteners:'''And we love our stuffies too.

* NightmareFuel: In "Kindergarten King", after Todd saves a kindergartener’s stuffy, all of the kindergarteners make him their king and obsessively serve him to the point that they won’t let his friends get any where near him. [[SanitySlippage Todd is leftrocking around in the corner of the kindergarten castle and singing Patty Cake.]]

* NightmareFuel: After Todd saves a kindergartener’s stuffy, all of the kindergarteners make him their king and obsessively serve him to the point that they won’t let his friends get any where near him. [[SanitySlippage Todd is leftrocking around in the corner of the kindergarten castle and singing Patty Cake.]]

* SeasonalRot: Fans consider season 2 to be inferior, due to the downgrade in the quality of the show's Flash animation and the humor becoming less clever.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: To be expected when it's a series based on a beloved kid literature series. For some fans, they cite that making a TV show off it did have merit, but the execution was a bit lacking and wished it followed the books more closely. Some likewise weren't keen on the simplistic Flash animation used in the show, feeling it didn't really convey the quirkiness of the school and the characters.

* CultClassic: When it originally aired on TV, the pilot episode and the show itself had mixed reactions, and the series developed some pretty strong detractors (mainly those who grew up with the books and disliked the changes). However as years pass by, the series has gained a noticeable fanbase from those who remember the Canadian imports that became prominent on American kids' TV during the late 2000s more fondly.

* BrokenBase: While many consider the animated series SoOkayItsAverage, some think it's very good, while a smaller VocalMinority bash it for being a poor adaptation of the books.
* CultClassic: The pilot episode and the show itself had mixed reactions with a fair share of detractors. However as years pass by, the series has gained a noticeable fanbase from those who remember Canadian cartoons more fondly.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Any of the minor students, mostly Jenny and Shari. Though Maurecia, a firey tomboy with a crush on main character Todd, is a bigger example of this.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/MichaelCera plays Todd in the PilotMovie.
* SeasonalRot: Fans consider season 2 to be inferior, due to the downgrade to Flash animation and the humor becoming lamer.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: To be expected when it's a series based on a beloved kid literature series. For some fans, they cite that making a TV show off it did have merit but the execution was a bit lacking and wished it followed the books more closely. Some likewise weren't keen on the animation style used, feeling it didn't really convey the quirkiness of the school and the characters.

* BrokenBase: To some, the animated series is SoOkayItsAverage, others think it's very good while many criticize it for being a poor adaptation of the books.

%%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Any of the minor students, mostly Jenny and Shari.

** As pointed out by WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter, the show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Eye Of The Tiger]] by Music/{{Survivor}}, but with the [[https://youtu.be/5KdEz98TIPw?t=271 chords changed]].

** Another [[https://youtu.be/HJjcbvmimWw?t=395 background track]] sounds slighty similar to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw&feature=youtu.be&t=27 We Like To Party]]" by the Vengaboys.

* AwesomeMusic: The theme song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJY5FmInSDE needs to be heard to be believed!]]

** Yet another [[https://youtu.be/Tg82Gqd3QkU?t=115 background track]] sounds similar to the intro of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0 Respect]]" by Music/ArethaFranklin.

** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UogTvz50eo&feature=youtu.be&t=350 background track]] that sounds similar to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FBfAQ-NDE Just Can't Get Enough]]" by Depeche Mode.

** Yet another [[https://youtu.be/Tg82Gqd3QkU?t=115 background track]] sounds similar to the intro of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0 Respect]]" by Aretha Franklin.

** As pointed out by WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter, the show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Eye Of The Tiger]] by Survivor, but with the [[https://youtu.be/5KdEz98TIPw?t=271 chords changed]].

* AwesomeMusic: The theme song is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wuiKmnC2Y GLORIOUS]]!

** As pointed out by WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter, the show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye Of The Tiger]]" but with the chords changed.
** Another song frequently "covered" is "[[Music/DepecheMode Just Can't Get Enough]]"
** ''[[RuleOfThree Another]]'' song they "covered" is "We Like To Party" by Vengaboys.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: As pointed out by WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter, the show will often play what is essentially not ''even'' this trope, [[UpToEleven but essentially an]] '''exact''' cover of "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye Of The Tiger]]" but with the chords changed.

* TheWoobie: Todd for constantly getting sent home on the kindergarten bus. It's even moreso than the books, [[AdaptationPersonalityChange due to Todd being the]] OnlySaneMan, and him being [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale subjected to]] [[Tsundere Maurecia's]] abuse.