![]() There’s no real reason for the Family Guy or Bob’s Burgers gangs to burst into song, save for the fact that it’s what The Simpsons did and became known for. Like, think about the presence of musical numbers in so many animated sitcoms. The majority of adult animated sitcoms in the US still follow in the footsteps of The Simpsons, which has most of the characteristics I outlined above. Just wait until you hear Maya Rudolph make a meal of the words “bubble bath” as the Hormone Monstress. Big Mouth tells one story in lots of different ways. And some of that is thanks to the comedic energy that stars Nick Kroll (Nick) and John Mulaney (Andrew) bring to everything they collaborate on.īut I think the show’s true secret is its focus. Some of that is thanks to its wide repository of dirty jokes, which are among the best on television. ![]() And the animation itself is frequently minimalist - think mostly static characters whose mouths move a bit when they need to talk, plastered against more colorful backdrops.Īnd yet Big Mouth works really, really well, in ways that make it feel decidedly atypical in the TV animation sphere. The show’s designs are perfectly adequate, but its desire to make everything that’s not a human being appear either vaguely phallic or vulva-like means there’s a sameness to the designs here and there. Meanwhile, Big Mouth’s animation isn’t particularly inventive. Vox-mark vox-mark vox-mark vox-mark vox-mark ![]()
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