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Swiggity Swooty said:
So how would you guys save a premise like Growing Around? (assuming it can even be saved to begin with)
Challenge Mode: the parodies don't count.
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Just make the role reversal something that's not natural for this family. Something like: An evil kid genius takes control of the majors office and forces every parent by law to switch their role with their children - or This normal family got transported to an alternate dimension, where kids actually have the role of adults. Now the parents have to pretend to be children and the kids have to play grown-up to avoid being dissected by CIA-scientists.

This way you get some kind of conflict you can fall back on once you run out of slice-of-life plots. You also get some more nuanced story elements and characterizations - the strict father, who now has to put up being commanded by his kids, could f.e. become a good straight man - the kids trying to function in their roles as adults might be used to do some freaky-friday-style humor, etc.

Also the world would have to be fleshed out a bit more to derive some much needed original humor. Try to create a world where everything is flipped according to those new power structures: Gun fights between police and criminals are now just a couple of kids running around shouting "BANG BANG BANG - I got you!" / The crude drawings of a four year old are considered high art, while the Mona Lisa gets a golden tinfoil star and hangs at some fridge / at the public pool all the adults are crammed into the paddle pool, while all the kids are standing around on dry land, cause none of them have the guts to go onto the deep water - and so on...

The world wouldn't even have to make sense, as long as it was funny enough.
 
Speaking of which, how exactly do teens work in this world? Do they still count as kids or do you lose your privileges as you age?
I can't imagine someone who just turned 18 would willingly take orders from some brat whose slightly younger than they are - especially after being in charge all their life.
And how much control over the adults lives do kids have anyway? Can they prohibit reproduction since they themselves will grow up into the exact situation I just mentioned? Are there any age-specific laws? If not then this seems like an incredibly easy system to abuse. It's basically borderline totalitarianism.

... then again, I'm probably thinking too much into this.
 
Swiggity Swooty said:
Speaking of which, how exactly do teens work in this world? Do they still count as kids or do you lose your privileges as you age?
I can't imagine someone who just turned 18 would willingly take orders from some brat whose slightly younger than they are - especially after being in charge all their life.
And how much control over the adults lives do kids have anyway? Can they prohibit reproduction since they themselves will grow up into the exact situation I just mentioned? Are there any age-specific laws? If not then this seems like an incredibly easy system to abuse. It's basically borderline totalitarianism.

... then again, I'm probably thinking too much into this.
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Well you put more thought into it then the people who actually are making it.
 
What would I do to save his show?

First, make it a short, one-shot cartoon. Second, make its purpose more satirical. The gag would be "See, we adults aren't far off from kids..."

The adults would act like kids, and that'd be the source of a lot of the humor.
 
Okay, here's the first one. Spoilered because it's long and stupid.
SCENE 1: Kitchen
ROBERT, LINDA, SALLY, and TIMMY are sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast
LINDA: Sally, can we get a pony?
SALLY: No, Linda, the radioactive mutant squirrel overlords have banned horses as pets.
LINDA: But I want a pony!
SALLY: No and that's final!
LINDA makes puppy eyes.
LINDA: Please?
LINDA'S head is replaced with that of a dachsund puppy.
LINDA: Pleeeeeease?
LINDA'S head is replaced with that of smile.dog. ROBERT screams and wets his pants. SALLY and TIMMY'S jaws drop.
SALLY: All right, we'll get a pony!
LINDA'S head returns to normal.
LINDA: Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Scene 2: Front Yard
The family is standing outside with their new horse.
LINDA: I'm gonna call you Gumdrops!
SALLY: You just made us get you an illegal pet and that's the name you're giving him? Why I oughta-
TIC TAC: Freeze!
Two radioactive mutant squirrels, TIC TAC and STARBURST, appear before the family.
TIC TAC: You know horses are illegal under Pet Law 101!
STARBURST: You should have gone with a state sanctioned pet such as a parrot, a walrus, or a dolphin!
LINDA: Don't dolphins suffer in captivity?
TIC TAC glances at STARBURST. STARBURST nods and bites off LINDA'S right hand. LINDA screams as blood and smoke spray out of the hole where her hand was.
SALLY: Damn it, look what you've done! You've given Linda radioactive rabies! Now we'll have to put her down.
She pulls out a shotgun. LINDA whimpers and recoils, still bleeding and spewing smoke.
TIC TAC: That gives us an idea! Starburst, bite that horse!
STARBURST walks over to GUMDROPS and bites off his hind leg. GUMDROPS sprays explosive diarrhea on ROBERT and TIMMY before collapsing.
TIMMY: Well, this is a shitty situation.
ROBERT: Timmy, you said a swear!
TIMMY: Shut the fuck up, shithead!
ROBERT: But you're covered in-
TIMMY: I said shut the fuck up, shithead!
TIC TAC: Well, now that the horse has been dealt with, it's off to the salt mines with you! Now, stay still while I get the handcuffs.
JEROME: Like hell you will!
JEROME appears, slicing TIC TAC in half. Both halves subsequently explode. SUN MING then appears and chops off STARBURST'S head.
JEROME: My name's Jerome Jackson, and this is my sexy Chinese girlfriend Sun Ming. We're part of a rebel mercenary force tasked with killing these radioactive mutant squirrels.
SUN MING pulls out a container of pills.
SUN MING: Take two of these twice daily to flush out the squirrel radiation.
TIMMY: Thanks, now we won't have to put Linda-
A gunshot is heard. A headless LINDA falls to the ground. SALLY stands behind her, holding the shotgun.
SALLY: I'm sorry, what were you saying?

Cut to night shot of the backyard. Zoom in on a gravestone reading "Here lies Linda and Gumdrops Good riddance"
CAPTION: Linda and Gumdrops were buried in the backyard. Three days later, Robert dug up their corpses and had sex with them. He was then grounded for three months and developed Connor's Disease.

The End

For those wondering what Connor's Disease is, here's a quote from our very own @Connor:
"There are sticky, lint like objects in the area of my groin, and near the perineum. They smell like death. In fact, that is what my groin smells like, even after applying Gold Bond and Lotrimin and taking a long bath."
 
Dump #2: Random DA shit by Enter

straight out of a cringe comp: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/Rest-in-Peace-Patrick-398838157

he made a song parody: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/The-YouTube-That-I-Used-to-Know-405010298

mr enter and friends sperging about shout factory for taking down copyright infringing ponyfag vids: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/In-the-battle-against-Shout-Factory-409288309

mr enter's notebook page crying about a vid you have to watch when you get caught with copyright infringement. he doesnt like learning: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/Mr-Enter-s-Notebook-Copyright-School-501929806

ps:
have we no shame?
 
Speaking of song parodies, above, I'm thinking of writing a parody of "Ya Got Trouble" from The Music Man, about, well, you know.

It fits his personality, don't you think?
 
KFC said:
Dump #2: Random DA shit by Enter

straight out of a cringe comp: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/Rest-in-Peace-Patrick-398838157

he made a song parody: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/The-YouTube-That-I-Used-to-Know-405010298

mr enter and friends sperging about shout factory for taking down copyright infringing ponyfag vids: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/In-the-battle-against-Shout-Factory-409288309

mr enter's notebook page crying about a vid you have to watch when you get caught with copyright infringement. he doesnt like learning: http://mrenter.deviantart.com/art/Mr-Enter-s-Notebook-Copyright-School-501929806

ps: [MEDIA=twitter]567574602751434752[/MEDIA]
have we no shame?
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Oh boo hoo, Enter. Shall I play a song on the world's smallest violin?
 
trombonista said:
Okay, here's the first one. Spoilered because it's long and stupid.
SCENE 1: Kitchen
ROBERT, LINDA, SALLY, and TIMMY are sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast
LINDA: Sally, can we get a pony?
SALLY: No, Linda, the radioactive mutant squirrel overlords have banned horses as pets.
LINDA: But I want a pony!
SALLY: No and that's final!
LINDA makes puppy eyes.
LINDA: Please?
LINDA'S head is replaced with that of a dachsund puppy.
LINDA: Pleeeeeease?
LINDA'S head is replaced with that of smile.dog. ROBERT screams and wets his pants. SALLY and TIMMY'S jaws drop.
SALLY: All right, we'll get a pony!
LINDA'S head returns to normal.
LINDA: Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Scene 2: Front Yard
The family is standing outside with their new horse.
LINDA: I'm gonna call you Gumdrops!
SALLY: You just made us get you an illegal pet and that's the name you're giving him? Why I oughta-
TIC TAC: Freeze!
Two radioactive mutant squirrels, TIC TAC and STARBURST, appear before the family.
TIC TAC: You know horses are illegal under Pet Law 101!
STARBURST: You should have gone with a state sanctioned pet such as a parrot, a walrus, or a dolphin!
LINDA: Don't dolphins suffer in captivity?
TIC TAC glances at STARBURST. STARBURST nods and bites off LINDA'S right hand. LINDA screams as blood and smoke spray out of the hole where her hand was.
SALLY: Damn it, look what you've done! You've given Linda radioactive rabies! Now we'll have to put her down.
She pulls out a shotgun. LINDA whimpers and recoils, still bleeding and spewing smoke.
TIC TAC: That gives us an idea! Starburst, bite that horse!
STARBURST walks over to GUMDROPS and bites off his hind leg. GUMDROPS sprays explosive diarrhea on ROBERT and TIMMY before collapsing.
TIMMY: Well, this is a shitty situation.
ROBERT: Timmy, you said a swear!
TIMMY: Shut the fuck up, shithead!
ROBERT: But you're covered in-
TIMMY: I said shut the fuck up, shithead!
TIC TAC: Well, now that the horse has been dealt with, it's off to the salt mines with you! Now, stay still while I get the handcuffs.
JEROME: Like hell you will!
JEROME appears, slicing TIC TAC in half. Both halves subsequently explode. SUN MING then appears and chops off STARBURST'S head.
JEROME: My name's Jerome Jackson, and this is my sexy Chinese girlfriend Sun Ming. We're part of a rebel mercenary force tasked with killing these radioactive mutant squirrels.
SUN MING pulls out a container of pills.
SUN MING: Take two of these twice daily to flush out the squirrel radiation.
TIMMY: Thanks, now we won't have to put Linda-
A gunshot is heard. A headless LINDA falls to the ground. SALLY stands behind her, holding the shotgun.
SALLY: I'm sorry, what were you saying?

Cut to night shot of the backyard. Zoom in on a gravestone reading "Here lies Linda and Gumdrops Good riddance"
CAPTION: Linda and Gumdrops were buried in the backyard. Three days later, Robert dug up their corpses and had sex with them. He was then grounded for three months and developed Connor's Disease.

The End

For those wondering what Connor's Disease is, here's a quote from our very own @Connor:
"There are sticky, lint like objects in the area of my groin, and near the perineum. They smell like death. In fact, that is what my groin smells like, even after applying Gold Bond and Lotrimin and taking a long bath."
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Haha
 
I hate how GA is trying way too hard to be topical and hip. It just makes the cartoon look dated and stupid to me.
 
Steamboat_Bill said:
What would I do to save his show?

First, make it a short, one-shot cartoon. Second, make its purpose more satirical. The gag would be "See, we adults aren't far off from kids..."

The adults would act like kids, and that'd be the source of a lot of the humor.
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So you mean the failed pilot that Enter didn't like and stole the concept from?
 
Dollarpennypincher: In what way?

Jumping Dwarf: You see? He actually made the idea worse...
 

The pilot in question

Note that, unlike Growing Around, it does explain the whole "kids are adults and adults are kids" angle in its own fantastical way: In this universe, people age backwards.
 
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