DID I MENTION FLAPJACK AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Flapjack is your typical, wide-eyed kid out looking for adventure. What's not-so-typical about him though, is the fact that he was raised by an overprotective blue whale (her name is Bubbie), and currently journeys through the high seas with a grizzled pirate by the name of Captain K'nuckles. But life is great for 'lil 'ol Flapjack. With Bubbie as his home and transportation from dock to dock and adventure to adventure, and the old Captain as his guide; Flapjack is at that precarious age where all he wants to do is explore life, even if that means taking on a Giant Sea Lobster in the treacherous Sea of Teeth.

Flapjack is well aware of the dangers of the world; well, some of them at least. Raised by Bubbie, a sassy but motherly whale that has a large need for companionship, Flapjack is a fun but talkative kid who keeps a diary of just about anything and everything. He has a far-fetched dream of becoming the world's greatest adventurer… and fortunately or unfortunately, a grumpy old pirate by the name of Captain K'nuckles is his only pal (that's human, anyways).

Captain K'nuckles (pronounced phonetically, of course), is a sharp-witted but ultimately quite jaded guy whose interest in travelling and exploring the seven seas has somewhat dimmed recently. After all, when the local docks have a tavern called The Candy Barrel -- which serves candy out of the tap, like liquor -- the Captain doesn't really have much of a reason to go out anymore.

But alas, Flapjack's unbridled enthusiasm for everything that's dangerous, life-threatening or remotely out of this world keeps the old Captain on his toes… or pegs… considering that K'nuckles has two peg-legs.

And so goes The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, a deluge of nifty watercolor paintings and wonderful characters that should help us move through the summer months with a great bit of ease this year. The series banks on the curious if not ironic twist that as much as Flapjack and K'nuckles talk, explain and "spin that yarn" over adventures, the animated program is really just the day-to-day hilarity of a hyperactive little boy and the pessimistic pirate that looks after him.

The show's visual feel is outstanding and the simple story (with a limited number of characters) looks to have hit the sweet spot. K'nuckles enjoys having Flapjack, or "Flap" as he's sometimes called, around to chat with… but it's Flapjack's overzealousness for the open sea that gets K'nuckles nervous and irritable.It's impossible to say whether or not the Captain actually has been through as many so-called adventures that he claims, but it doesn't really matter… because what matters is the humor derived from the assumption that he has, but out of laziness simply refuses to let Flapjack in on the secret.