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Alright, here are some unknowns that some of them might be classified as Inspirationals!


#6 - I Got a Rocket! - This show was heavily inspired by or could've been a competitor to Fairly Odd Parents. This was back on Kabillion in 2007 and was oddly successful. The plot is simply this: For Vinnie Q, an average middle school student, turning 12 years old might be not as good as he might've expected. Vinnie's got few friends and is a natural born victim. When he turned 12, his father gave him the best present he could afford - a rocketship with a sentient mind that promises to be Vinnie's best friend! Sure, high speed hijinks ensue, and this is an enjoyable series once you get yourself in gear.

#5 - Wedgies - I remember these being on Boomerang back in 2008. These were temporarily on Cartoon Network weekend special lineups in 2006, and now the shorts today are rarities. But what exactly comprise these "Wedgies"? In total, they were five individual series of shorts that never got their dreams of being 12-minute episodes, not to mention being so rare you practically have to go to YouTube to find each one of them. Each are for you to roll the dice on whether they're good or not. They are:
Nacho Bear (the antics of a bear and a raccoon trying to find an elusive nacho cheese tortilla chip)
The Talented Mr. Bixby (an eccentric school janitor winds himself up in the most zaniest situations when he is constantly being a substitute)
Big Baby (a parody of action-dramas, which involve a... you guessed it, a beyond average size baby, who doesn't have a clue, but knows exactly what he's doing in the situation)
The Bremen Avenue Experience (a dog, a chicken, a cat, and a donkey who all play in a local garage band)
Calling Cat 22 (the numerous spy missions of a cat who goes incognito as a dog)

#4 - Kamen Rider Dragon Knight - The late 2000s were a desperate time for Power Rangers fans. In 2010, Disney refused to adapt Shinkenger, and ended up selling Saban and its rights to Nickelodeon. We all know how THAT went. But believe it or not, two years before it, 4Kids ended up making a competitor to Power Rangers by making their own American version of Kamen Rider Ryuki, six years after the original release in Japan! The bad news: It worked. The good news: It didn't actually suck! But what did they comprise their plot of? On the other side of every mirror on Earth lies the parallel dimension of Ventara - a world destroyed by the evil alien, General Xaviax. The Kamen Riders were warriors from Ventara who fought Xaviax with armor and abilities powered by their Advent Decks. Unfortunately, Xaviax stole the Advent Decks and defeated all the Riders but one. Kamen Rider Wing Knight is the sole surviving Kamen Rider - the only man who can stop Xaviax from destroying Earth the same way he destroyed Ventara. To defeat Wing Knight, Xaviax brought the Advent Decks to Earth and tricked ordinary citizens into becoming new Kamen Riders - super-powered soldiers who will carry out his evil plans. After his father's mysterious disappearance, Kit Taylor finds an Advent Deck and becomes Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He joins forces with Kamen Rider Wing Knight to defeat the ten corrupt Kamen Riders that Xaviax sends against them. By fighting, the two hope not only to save the Earth from Xaviax's domination, but to find what happened to Kit's father... My suggestion, watch it, and you'll be surprised that although it has some scenes from Ryuki, it didn't rip off its concept entirely. And yet, to this day, no company has been ballsy enough to Americanize any Neo-Heisei Kamen Rider series, because Toei are VERY strict about distribution of Tokusatsu. And we know how they trusted Saban... (RIP Saban)

#3 - Shuriken School - This show, released on Jetix Europe in 2006, is best less remembered for partially being on Nicktoons. Still, it gave a chance for the Europeans to try and give Naruto a run for its money. It may not have lasted long as Naruto, but it fit the 26-episode limit! Here's how it goes: Eizan Kaburagi is 10 years old and goes to a boarding school where kids practice the art of ninjitsu. His best friends he goes to school with are Okuni, a smart girl with a bit of temper issues, and Jimmy, an African-American kid who can sometimes be really chill. Together, they learn each day, but that doesn't mean it's boring. The occasional shenanigans ensue sometimes each episode, and they often have to save the school from internally exploding into chaos. Essentially, this underrated series has got good plot, good animation, good humor, and good pretty much the whole kit and kaboodle.

#2 - Brandy & Mr. Whiskers - Hoo dawgie... if you wanna talk really obscure 2000s Disney cartoons, look no further! This series, released around 2004, revolves around this weird plot: On a carrier section of a plane, a desperate yet mentally challenged rabbit named Mr. Whiskers has started to become lonely. He then interacts with Brandy Harrington, the pooch of a famous Florida family, and after some weird mishaps, the airlocked door opens, and both the two land in the middle of nowhere in the South American jungle. But, some of the animals they meet aren't always trying to kill them. And who says being stranded means you can be happy too? Just as long as Mr. Whiskers doesn't let things go too out of hand... Overall, it's got crazy plotlines, and is quite enjoyable!

#1 - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee - Wrapping up this case, is a series that was lesser known on the early 2000s Cartoon Network block. This was supposedly a worthy competitor to a certain American dragon that was on Disney. This lost in the episode run battle with Jake Long in a score of 40-52, but it's still got a creative concept! Here's the scoop (because all the other cartoon sites give an inaccurate description of this show): There are two known worlds - humanity and magic. Magical creatures can see humans, but humans can't see the magical creatures. That's how it goes in Orchid Bay (which is loosely based off of San Francisco). Whenever magic beasts on the wrong side of the balance run amok, that's when Juniper Lee steps in. She comes from a long line of ancestors chosen to protect both sides of the magic/humanity coin. Except... she's 12 years old, and friend issues & being a big sister are the least of her problems! It's got a lot of things that Jake Long lacks/is separate from, but it's not all that bad really. See? Remembering your childhood cartoons can be fun!
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12e6teixnrsj [2023-06-17 15:43:01 +0000 UTC]

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Kgaro75 [2021-05-29 14:43:12 +0000 UTC]

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Towers-of-Obscure In reply to Kgaro75 [2021-05-29 19:25:43 +0000 UTC]

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Kgaro75 In reply to Towers-of-Obscure [2021-05-30 01:27:59 +0000 UTC]

Huh, well at my place it broardcasted on Cartoon Network since 2010 so i always thought it was there's.

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Samracheltang88 [2019-09-20 13:20:09 +0000 UTC]

I love shuriken school!

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Pluszaczek [2019-03-09 10:08:25 +0000 UTC]

Explore  Monster Farm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-E2z…

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Towers-of-Obscure In reply to Pluszaczek [2019-03-09 12:26:03 +0000 UTC]

That might be looked into.

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mymilkiaen [2019-02-14 10:13:38 +0000 UTC]

She's 11, but yeah! Juniper Lee was such a fun show. As someone who didn't get to see Disney Channel shows as a kid, I didn't really compare her to Jake Long, so it's always a bit weird to see them compared as if they're the same thing, when they're really not. Thanks for writing such a positive review and summary of the show!

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hrdeviantart In reply to mymilkiaen [2020-07-04 15:56:43 +0000 UTC]

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ajpokeman [2019-02-14 02:25:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah I remember watching Shuriken School when i was a kid, and Wedgies, I didn't infer until Recently that the concept of Bremen Avenue experience seems to be vaguely inspired by the German Tale of the Bremen Musicians

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shadowpump4567 [2019-02-13 17:29:24 +0000 UTC]

I never seen Kamen Rider, only the Masked Rider series that as meant to be a spinoff of Power Rangers.  Yes, Masked Rider is meant to be a Power Rangers spinoff, but Fox/Saban redcon the whole Masked Rider origin and removed any connections to Power Rangers as we never got to see the Lord Zedd and Count Dregon meeting.

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Towers-of-Obscure In reply to shadowpump4567 [2019-02-13 18:59:00 +0000 UTC]

Here's the link: kimcartoon.to/Cartoon/Kamen-Ri…

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