Chowder is an animated TV show about some animal like things that act like humans. It's actually one of my favourite TV shows of all time. I just love it and I love it's comedy and it's animation is pretty nice looking. Chowder is the main character and is some kind of purple cat, dog thing who loves to eat and is the apprentice to "Mung Daal," a chef whose wife is "Truffles," a flying thing that's the waiter of the catering company they all work in. Then there's "Shnitzel," a rock monster thing who's extremely strong and is also Mung's assistant. And all he can say is "Radda," which everyone else actually understands and that's how he says other words. Then there's "Panini," a pink rabbit who has a huge crush on Chowder who always causes Chowder to say "I'm not you're boyfriend" because he doesn't want to be her boyfriend. And then there's Gorgonzola, a sort of mole or mouse, rat like thing who has a lit candle on the top of his head who's Chowder's arch rival even though they team-up in a few episodes. Then there's "Gazpacho," a kind of mammoth who's probably one of the funniest characters on the whole show and is terrified of his mother, who we never see. Then there's Ms Endive, an arrogant and creepy character who's almost like the villain of the show and is also Mung's rival. I'm able to watch these episodes on one of my favourite websites, "Seek Cartoon." My favourite actor on the show is actually "Nicky Jones" who actually voice Chowder, and he was actually a kid when doing this role so I guess it made him that much more funny and likable. And now I'm going to tell you my top 10 favourite episodes from one of my favourite TV shows of all time.
10. Tofu-Town: Man what a funny episode, yeah you're gonna hear me say that a lot on this countdown. What's the story? Chowder and Shnitzel are delivering food to someone but find out that it was a trick to get Shnitzel there. It turns out to be a old ancient town that Shnitzel used to live in and be something called a Baloney Warrior and he protected the king of the town. But one night the king was kidnapped and frozen in cookie dough batter. From that we get baloney sword fights, karaoke singing and of course, comedy. So what's good about this episode? Well the story is very creative, especially the flashback scene that's just really funny. And even the ending gets some good laughs.
9. The Flibber-Flabber Diet: This episode has probably some of the best writing and some of the best jokes ever in this show. Truffles begins to worry that she's getting fatter so she has Chowder, Mung, Shnitzel and herself to go on a diet. Mung says the best way to lose any weight is by eating Flibber-Flabber, a dish he says is disgusting but Chowder actually likes and he gets the idea of having them all eat it so hopefully Truffles will call off the diet. The result is probably some of the greatest jokes ever seen on this show. In my opinion the best thing about this episode is the visual jokes they keep throwing at us and how much there are. It's just a great episode and one of my absolute favourite episodes of all.
8. Big Ball: This episode is actually really confusing. When I say that I mean that it barely makes any sense, and I'm not gonna lie, that's what makes me really like this episode. We're introduced to a game in Marzipan city where you hit a ginormous ball into the goal. However Chowder, Mung, Shnitzel and Truffles have been there for day and not one person has scored. This drives Truffles insane and tries to get one team to get one a goal so they can leave but Mung says they're not supposed to score so he tries to stop her by any means necessary. What's good about this episode? Well, once again the choices are once again so cleaver and smart and original that they're really funny. In my opinion the funniest part is when we find out why they're supposed to win. It just cracks me up every single time.
7. Burple Nurples: Yeah, the very first episode of Chowder. Why!? Mainly because of the uniqueness and creativity of it. What's the story? Chowder decides he's ready to cook a dish all by himself and Mung allows after he tells him that it's because he saw Panini doing it because Endive let her. However while cooking Mung sees that Chowder put poison into the batter of his Burple Nurples and tries the rest of the episode to get rid of them and how he does at the end I won't give away but let's just say it's one of the funniest ending in this shows history. So what's good about this episode? Well the funniest is by far every single time that Mung tries to get rid of them. It just kills me. It's just one of the funniest episodes of Chowder ever.
6. Hey, Hey It's Knishmas: This is Chowder's Christmas episode and man oh man is it a good one. Chowder worries that he won't receive the gift he wants on Knishmas, when he sees Mung attempt to make a perfect Schmingerbread house and fail several times. Upon seeing this, he recruits Panini and Gorgonzola to help him make Knish Kringle like Mung's house. So what's good about this episode? Well for one thing, it's actually pretty rare that we see Chowder working together with Gorgonzola and especially Panini, given the fact that anytime Chowder sees her he just runs away saying "I'm not you boyfriend." And at the end when we see that their variation of Santa Claus is real is a really good ending.
5. A Little Bit of Pizzazz: This one has probably some of the most quoted lines ever in a Chowder episode. A baking accident causes Mung, Truffles, Chowder and Shnitzel to switch bodies. Chowder in Schnitzel's, Mung in Chowder's, Truffles in Mung's and Schnitzel in Truffle's. Just those combinations alone allow for a lot of creative ideas and the writer do it vey cleverly. Everyone begins to like being in these new bodies so they decide to stay in them, that is until they realise there's downsides o them so they decide to switch back, except Schnitzel who really enjoys being in Truffles' body and how they back to normal is just perfect with a lot of laughs thrown in there. So what's good about this episode? Well the choices they make with each person in the other's body is perfect and all of them get huge laughs. My favourite is Chowder in Schnitzel's body. When he and Mung in Chowder's body go wondering through the city, it's just hilarious.
4. Endive's Dirty Secret: This episode has probably the must suspense in it. What's the story? It's a hot day in Marzipan and Mung, Chowder and Schnitzel want to use Endive's pool. She refuses and when she's all alone, she begins to do something embarrassing that she only does alone that Mung takes a picture of. He blackmails her to let them use her pool in exchange of them not showing the picture to anyone. But sure enough, everyone finds out, and what's her secret!? I won't tell you but I have to say it's really clever. I've always thought this episode was good but until recently I didn't think I would put it on but of course I knew I had too because of it's hilarious setup and how we never find out the secret until the very end. It's just a really good pay off.
3. The Blackout: This is an episode I've always liked and has always been a favourite of mine. In this episode Chowder turns every bit of power on and it causes a power outage. Mung sends him out to turn the power back on while he's trapped in something cooking thing along with Schnitzel farting the whole time. That alone is pretty funny. Chowder heads out to find a way to turn it back on but Gorgonzola tells him that during Blackouts "Weirdoes" come out and try to have boring conversations with you. They eventually find Gazpacho who tells them the only way to turn the power back on is y going to the "Tower of Power" and lighting the fuse in the basement. Gazpacho manages to get them there but when they get there and get in the basement Gorgonzola tries to go home because he as tied to Chowder the whole time. But then since Gorgonzola has a candle on his head and lied saying he could light it he then goes back to Chowder after seeing some Weirdoes coming. So what's good about this episode? Well the story is very creative and every single joke has me laughing, especially the Gazpacho scenes, they always make me laugh. And another thing I like is how really creative the Weirdoes are and how they're designed. I thought those were really funny, and especially the scene where Gazpacho tries to show that they're real with the I.D thing always makes me laugh hard. And I won't tell you about the ending but I've gotta say it's really creative.
2. Chowder Grows-up: Yes, the very last episode of the entire show. It wasn't until recently I realised how great this episode is. I just love to watch it over and over, it's so funny. One day in the kitchen when they're making a dish that Chowder messes up and blows-up the whole place, of course. In the hospital Mung tries to tell Chowder to grow-up because someday he'll retire, or be killed by him, and then Chowder will take over the company but Chowder says he refuses to grow-up and he spends the next 20 years singing a song, no I'm serious. Mung tells him that by not growing-up he's been ruining everyone's lives like Shnitzel, Panini, Gorgonzola and Gazpacho. He decides to pick his own apprentice and grow-up. He picks a boy in a box who he names "Scraps." After a failed attempt to make a dish Chowder runs away into the Desert, but in their world, they call it the Dessert, that's wildly creative. But it turns out Scarps hid in his backpack and came with him. They find Gazpacho there and he wants to eat Scraps, which I've gotta say is one of my favourite jokes in the whole show. So after some motivational talk, Chowder goes back and tries to make something with Scraps but everyone think sit loose terrible but when Scraps tastes it they al try it and they all like it. Chowder then takes over the company and everyone moves on with their lives. Like Gazpacho does his comedy stand-up, Schnitzel marries Endive, don't ask, Mung and Truffle retire, Gorgonzola was able to brag to Chowder about hoe successful he's become and Chowder apparently married Panini and they have kids, 50 of them. But then we see that maybe it was fake, maybe and maybe we find out it was just a breaking the forth wall joke where the young Chowder appears and tries to deny this future, I'm not sure, but for what it is, it's really funny. What's good about this episode? Actually what isn't good? It's just perfect. Every single thing. It's funny, creative, likable, has likable characters and the has really nice animation. I also really like Scraps in this episode, he's really nice and he actually does get a funny line every once in a while. And it does show us a good lesson about if you don't grow-up and mature it could hurt the people around you so it's crustal that you do. Overall Chowder Grows-Up is by far my second favourite episode ever.
And my number 1 favourite Chowder episode is... The Thrice Cream Man: This is just a perfect episode. And my favourite part is how much it makes me laugh and laugh hard. And also this is another episode I've always liked and it was only a while ago I made it my favourite episode. What's the story? Chowder's favourite food in the whole world is "Thrice Cream" which is their version of Ice Cream. But now his obsession with it is getting in the way of work in the kitchen so Mung and Schnitzel try something to have him be sick of it. How!? By making a Thrice Cream man. A man made out of Thrice Cream. He's able to have people eat parts of him and keep regenerating. Eventually their plan actually works and Chowder actually becomes sick from eating so much of it. He goes to bed. The next morning he's still sick and Mung tries to tell the Thrice Cream Man that Chowder has had enough for a while but then the Thrice Cream Man gets angry when he says they'll find some other kid who'd like to eat him because Mung said to only give Thrice Cream to Chowder and Chowder only. Then he begins to stretch out and spit out Thrice Cream all over the building. Mung tries to tell Chowder to eat it all but he's still sick and Truffles is Lactose Intolerant so Mung and Schnitzel begin eating it but they both get Brain Freezes. Then after something Truffles says to Chowder he gets an idea. He gets the Thrice Cream cart man and inside it, a Thrice Cream Woman. They get married and they rest is laughs. So what's good about this episode? Well, once again, what isn't good? Everything and I mean everything in this episode works. It's funny, has great gags, has great puns and jokes, has great characters and it has some of the best animation ever seen on this show. So that's that. If you haven't seen these episodes yet, I'd give them a watch. Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed. Next I'll be continuing my Marvel reviews and my next one will be Iron Man.
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