//What’s your opinion on the Beetlejuice animated series? Is it worth watching? I gotta admit I’m tempted.
-- HONESTLY? Yes. It’s got a very stereotypical formula to it. Lydia and Beej are friends. She summons him. He makes things difficult. She and Beej have to clean up his mess. But it’s full of puns and good one liners. I might be a bit biased as Beetlejuice is one of my favorite things, cartoon or movie wise. But I think it’s genuinely worth a watch. It doesn’t have all of the vulgarity of the movie because... it’s made for kids. But there are so many dirty jokes thrown in. My personal favorite being when Beej is decapacitated in an episode, someone off handedly says ‘good head is so hard to find these days’. And for that to be in a kid’s cartoon? Never fails to make me laugh.
It’s so zany and weird but I genuinely feel like it’s a good romp. I know a lot of the episodes are on youtube or they at least used to be. But I know they’re lingering around on the internet somewhere. The only thing I wish it had done differently was INCLUDE the Maitlands because.... like, they were the main characters in the movie and they just don’t exist in this scenario. Which kinda bums me out.
This incarnation of Beej isn’t exactly like his movie counterpart but it doesn’t make him any less likable. He’s still gross, little sleazy-- but he’s good. For.... the most part. And as another side note, I FRANKLY think the cartoon’s intro (both of them) is one of the best I’ve ever seen. It’s SO much fun. I really do recommend it!











