The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack....a review!

If you have never seen this cartoon then you really should take a look at it! It is called "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" and is by Thurop Van Orman, who is also the voice of Flapjack. This cartoon is very strange and oddly funny, with a lot of adult references throughout. It is about a young boy, who was raised from birth by a whale called Bubbie who also seconds as a boat for the pirate Cap'n K'nuckles. They live in a harbour town called Stormalong Harbour and most of their mis-adventures occur whilst looking for the fabled island of candy, called non-other than Candied Island.

There are many things about this cartoon that I really enjoy. I love Flapjack, as he is so cute and naive with his sickly sweet voice and sometimes disturbing voice massive eyes and blonde hair, whilst everythung else around him is weird, creepy and old, which creates a great contrast! The style of the cartoon is very cut-out monty pythonesque in style. I would say that the creator has been influenced greatly by Terry Gilliam in his style and humour.

Each episode has the feel of an old sea shanty, with tales over eleborated and over embellished. The use in candy in the story is genius. From a child's perspective, the mission for candy is easily understood, but as an adult the use of the candy is likened to a drug. It is maple syrup and sugared goodies sold in the local tavern and at times they will beg, borrow, steal and maime for the stuff! It is all done to the backdrop of an old tattered victorian sea town! Many weird and nasty things happen and apart from the town being a large part of the background, the mouth of the whale also plays a big part in the stories. But the more I try and explain this cartoon the weirder it sounds, your best bet is to take a look for yourself, so I have posted an episode for you all below....enjoy xx

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