My Street Sharks review

My Street Sharks review

 

Intro: I was going to joke about how far Vin Diesel has come as an actor, but he traded doing toy commercials to promote family.

Street Sharks: This cartoon is about four brothers who have transformed into mutant sharks thanks to Dr. Paradigm. He did this to get back at their father for interfering in his plan for world domination. So, the four brothers use their abilities to stop Dr. Paradigm and figure out what happened to their father?

Out of all the TMNT clones, I enjoy this one the most. (Besides Swat Cats) This show even took a jab at TMNT. I can’t tell you if this is a cartoon that has one-off episodes or tells an ongoing story because it manages to do both. The problem I have with TMNT is that I didn't like them fighting the shredder all the time. I don’t have that issue here because Dr. Paradigm is connected to them. Plus, not every episode is about stopping him. This show also has world-building for example showing us other creatures and characters being gene-slammed. Also, this series spin-off another series called Extreme Dinosaurs. Just like Jurassic Park, this show deals with playing with genetic power. This cartoon deals with other serious subjects like dictatorships, drug dealing, gambling addiction and the ugly side of war. This cartoon also has ridiculous episodes like time travel.          

Ripster is the leader of the four and the smart one.

Jab is the lazy and hotheaded one of the group.

Streex is the fun one and a flirt.

Big Slammu does have much personality beyond being the muscle.

Bends is an ally of the street sharks who proves them a base, tech support and comic relief.

Lena is a student of Dr. paradigm who fills the street sharks in on what he’s up to.

Dr. Paradigm is the typical mad scientist who makes things difficult for the street Sharks by having the public think they are dangerous and discredit their father.

I don’t have much to say about his henchmen because they don’t stand out with the exception of Killamari. He’s the competent one and the most dangerous of Dr. Paradigm’s henchmen.     

Guy in the sky may not be a villain but he’s an instigator. I wish I knew what he looked like.

One of the problems I have with this cartoon is the shark puns. This cartoon removed some of the side characters for no reason. To be fair some of them are not that helpful. Setting up Extreme Dinosaurs shouldn’t take eight episodes. Plus, the street sharks get shafted in favor of doing that. There are also head-scratching moments in the cartoon and some loose ends. Overall, this is an underrated cartoon. I would recommend this if you like 90’s cartoons because this is a product of its time.