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S 3 : Ep 8.1	Gazpacho	Aired 3/18/10	go iTunes Buy
S 3 : Ep 7.2	Taste Buds	Aired 3/11/10
S 3 : Ep 7.1	Weekend at Shnitzel's	Aired 3/4/10	go iTunes Buy
S 3 : Ep 6.2	Chowder's Magazine	Aired 1/28/10
S 3 : Ep 6.1	Old Man Thyme		go iTunes Buy

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In the fantasy town of Marzipan, a very succesful kitchen is run by Mung Daal. But Mung is also a teacher.A young child by the name of Chowder is the well-known chef's apprentice. Chowder believes that one day, he will be a widely respected chef like the one he is working with. However, Chowder has a problem. He cannot stop gorging himself on the culinary delights by which he finds himself surrounded.And when you mix in a rock monster named Shnitzel and a bad-tempered wife, Truffles, then there`s nothing less than absolute chaos to be found in Marzipan. Character Bios: Chowder - A small, eccentric, and slightly overweight child who wants to become a great chef. The problem is he will eat any culinary concoction he finds himself tempted with. Chowder's pet is Kimchi, who is a cloud of "stink". He's a Cat/Bear/Rabbit thingy Mung Daal - A food genius and Chowder's master. He is teaching Schnitzel and Chowder how to be chefs. He knows of rare foods like the "No Fruit". He is like a father to Chowder. Truffles - Mung Daal's wife, Truffles is a bit moody,and it doesn`t` take much to get on her bad side. She serves as a mother for Chowder. Shnitzel - A professional chef who works at Mung Daal's Catering. All he says is "radda", although the other characters have no problems understanding him. Panini - The same species as Chowder, who has a crush on Chowder (who does not return her feelings), who thinks she is Chowder's girlfriend, and lets him know this at every time she can. She is also Ms. Endive's apprentice. Ms. Endive - A chef who teaches culinary skill to Panini with strict discipline. She is often unkind, and considers Mung Daal to be her inferior rival. She is tall and pudgy. Gazpacho - A wooly mammoth who is a storekeeper, selling strange food to customers. Kimchi - A stink cloud that is Chowder's best friend and pet. Most people don't want to be around Kimchi because of his smell. He often just follows the group. Chowder just seems to ignore his smell. Theme Song: Mung Daal: You take the moon, and you take the sun... Chowder: You take everything that seems like fun! Truffles: You stir it all up, and when you're done... Shnitzel: Rada rada rada ra-ra rada rada! All: So come on in, feel free to do some looking Stay a while, 'cause something's always cooking Come on in, feel free to do some looking Stay a while, 'cause something's always cooking Yeah!moreless

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Nicky Jones	Chowder
Dwight Schultz	Mung Daal
Tara Strong	Truffles
John DiMaggio	Shnitzel
Dana Snyder	Gazpacho
Liliana Mumy	Panini

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By Lolrly123, Jun 06, 2013

It's funny. OHMAIGODILOVETHISSHOWOFTHATFACTOR. I don't know how to describe it except ***ed and funny!
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Its an ok show

6.5

By IForgotMyName, May 06, 2013

its an ok show
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this show is awesome

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By TripleHx30, Apr 10, 2013

this is a great show. Why did it have to end. RADA RADA RADA RADA
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My review of "Chowder". (Updated 3/5/10)

6.5

By Toonrater21, Mar 13, 2013

If you think this is just another ordinary cartoon the network was thinking about using leftover junk, lack of effort and hired someone to put it all together, or in other words "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" then you are definitely wrong because this cartoon is actually worth looking at. It's a show called Chowder that C.H. Greenblatt created after making storyboards for "Billy & Mandy". This show has a nice classic 90's feel. For those of you who are already familiar with what the show is about can see what I think.

Here is what I think of Chowder.

GOOD STUFF

Unique art and character design.

Nice original background music.

Nice voices for most of the characters.

Good stop-motion animation scenes.

BAD STUFF

End credit puppet segments can't be seen on tv.

Too much fourth wall breaking.

Lost its classic feel near the end of season 2 and forward.

This show is alright and does have a surprising comeback in animation in cartoons of today but does still have points where it seems unfinished C.H. Greenblatt also picked the best voices for the main characters especially Nicky Jones as Chowder. The music is catchy, and original. Forth wall breaking is the biggest thing you will notice in this cartoon. It is funny at times but used a bit too much. This show is good, some episodes may seem like it's going downhill but it's probably the last decent thing you'll see on Cartoon Network, sometimes.moreless
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My new review for this cartoon

7.0

By Slinkgirl95, Jan 18, 2013

So, I have decided to re-review this cartoon, as I thought that with my other review, I didn't explain enough. So, I will be re-reviewing this cartoon that I once loved, but now, don't really as much now.

Okay, so, when I first heard about this cartoon back in 2008, I thought it looked stupid. But then, later on that year, I decided to give it a chance, so I watched a bit of it on YouTube, and then I loved it, mainly throughout early 2009. I would wake up on Saturday mornings, and watch Chowder. However, my brother picked on me because I liked Chowder, well, said why do I like it. So then, I eventually listened to him, and then I thought the cartoon was bad. There are the good things and the bad things about this show.

All right. The premise for this show. About a young rabbit bear cat thing named Chowder, who wants to become a chef, so he works as an apprentice for Mung Daal, at a catering place. Now, I will actually admit that the premise sounds original and unique. The show being based around food is somewhat original and unique, as I like food. I think anyone does really. I do think that everyone being named after a food actually relates to the show; you don't just want to give your characters random names, like Steve. You need names that will relate to food.

Let's talk about the characters. You have Chowder, as I mentioned above, a rabbit-bear-cat thing who wants to become a chef. He was voiced by an actual kid, which I thought was actually pretty good, as you don't want Chowder having a cartoony voice. I think it would take away his childish personality. Then you have Mung Daal, who teaches Chowder in order to become a chef. Mung Daal was probably the funniest character in the show; he provided me with a lot of laughs. Then you have Schnitzel, who can only say "radda". Then you have Truffles, who I think was Mung Daal's wife, but, oh, my god, she was such a b*tch. She was always getting pissed off with Mung Daal. Other characters include Panini, who believed Chowder was her boyfriend, to which he would exclaim, "I'M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!" and Endive, Mung Daal's rival.

Now, the artwork is one of the bad things, no offence. The backgrounds look a bit too washed out, like, I don't really like backgrounds that are completely washed out. But, I'm not quite sure, as I haven't seen Chowder in years. The colours are bright too, but not too bright, where they strain your eyeballs. But, the colours were nice. The characters also all had unique designs; some good, some too weird. Chowder has an original design, but like what people ahve said, he looks a bit like Munchlax from Pokemon, only purple in colour. However, Chowder still looks unique in a way. Mung Daal has a huge freakin nose. Schnitzel I think is a rock creature. Truffles... no... she has a mushroom either on her head or her back, and she has wings. Panini has an original design too. Endive looks somewhat weird. One thing however that I did not quite like so much was how the patterns on the character's clothing moves. I'm not sure how to explain, but, look at the characters when they're walking, and you'll see what I mean,

The humour in this show is between good and bad. The show did make me laugh a lot back when I used to watch it, it was really funny. They would break the fourth-wall a bit, such as one episode, Chowder sets everything on fire, and Mung Daal says that the animators now have to draw over the fire or something. I'm not sure if this show ever had toilet humour, but I'm not sure. However, I think some episode plots get a bit dumb, such as one episode, Chowder steps on a bluenana (a blue banana) or something, so then Panini says he has to look after it, like it's a baby or something. It's just weird. Another one however, I did like, was the Purple Nurples one, where Chowder makes Purple Nurples, but accidentally adds rat poison to them, and then without knowing, sells them, but Mung Daal tries to stop him in different ways, such as cross-dressing. Some episodes had good plots, some episodes had dumb plots, such as I ones I gave examples of.

The voices for this show were perfect choices. Chowder, like I said earlier, was voiced by an actual child, which made it better than having a cartoony voice, not that there is anything wrong with cartoony voices. Mung Daal had a very funny voice. Same goes for Schnitzel. Truffles, however, I did not like her voice. She had a real grouchy voice, and really probably was one of my least favourite characters. Same with Panini. I did not really like her that much. Same goes for Endive.

Now, one of the other things that i did not quite like about the show. I didn't really like the theme song. It was annoying, and childish. The music everywhere else, I guess, was decent.

So, really, overall, I take back any mean things I probably ever said about this cartoon. It is not the worst cartoon on Cartoon Network, or the worst cartoon ever made, but just not my favourite anymore. I mean, if you like Chowder, I don't really see a problem with that. I just remember when I watched it back in 2010, and I just simply did not enjoy it. I was sick at the time, but still, it just wasn't very enjoyable anymore. I have also decided to give Chowder a 7 rating, because it was once a cartoon I loved, and has an original and unique concept.moreless
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Gazpacho

S 3 : Ep 8.1

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Weekend at Shnitzel's

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