Boy Disney did you mess up big time with this show. Back in 1995 when Nickelodeon and Disney were competing against each other Nickelodeon was said to have the advantage with their edgy shows like Ren and Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life. Not wanting to fall behind them Disney decided to create their own edgy show to compete against Nickelodeon and their answer was Shnookums and Meat a show that tried so hard to be like Ren and Stimpy that it’s almost sad.
The show was basically about a cat and dog who lived in the same house, didn’t get along with each other, and had all kinds of adventures while their owners were away. I take it back, they didn’t just copy Ren and Stimpy they copied a little of Tom and Jerry as well. Wow, two great shows that you tried to imitate and failed. Say what you want about Cow and Chicken and Two Stupid Dogs but those shows had enough personality where they could stand on their own and not be seen as copies of Ren and Stimpy. Shnookums and Meat tried everything to be like Ren and Stimpy. From the horrible animation to the disturbing facial expressions and backdrops. You could obviously tell the animators for this series had no idea what they were doing and were very uncomfortable animating this show. But the one thing that really made this show annoying was the voices of the characters. Just terrible voice acting that was murder on your ears. This show also had two spinoffs that came along with it and just like Shnookums and Meat they were both terrible and ridiculous. The first was Pith Possum which was a parody of Batman in which a possum tries to protect his city from crime and the other one was Tex Tinstar a parody of the wild west where a cowboy and his friends are trying to catch a group of outlaws and each episode ended on a cliffhanger. This whole show was just a mess and was without a doubt Disney’s worst toon. Instead of trying to do what your competitor do focus on what you can do that your competitor can’t do.