by Squeely » December 15th, 2015, 12:08 pm
Of course it should have its own thread! I suppose it does make some sense that this show gets so little attention. It aired before the Internet had really taken off, so unlike TLG, there was little to no fan discussion about it, thus word being spread about the T&P show was/is limited. With how far it strays from TLK, it's easy to see why a good portion of TLK fans don't like the show that much. With humans being so prominent, animals pulling whatever they need out of thin air (we're talking entire refrigerators, for example), and other things of that nature, there's no way that the show could be considered canon in the slightest. So there's no incentive for anyone who dislikes the show to watch it, furthering its lack of popularity. Another nail in the coffin is that any TLK fans born in the mid-90s and later will have been too young to remember much about the show, if they were around for it at all.
I enjoy the show, though. I grew up on Looney Tunes and it's basically that with TLK characters. If you enjoy Looney-Tunes-style humor and take the show as a fun little diversion, it's pretty enjoyable. And it's nice to get to spend more time with the TLK characters, even in a non-canon environment. Bit of a shame that we see non-T&P TLK characters so rarely, though. Would have loved more hyena segments and especially more Simba!