Hong Kong Phooey (1974–1975)
Fun premise, loved it as a kid, but it's crippled by repetitiveness
24 October 2023
First few episodes I find myself laughing along to the adventures of the dim witted janitor who's actually a dim witted but extremely lucky and successful crime fighting vigilante. The voice actor, Scatman Brothers did a great job in bringing Hong Kong Phooey to life. It's just everything else is either decently good, or predictable. Then again these episodes were broadcasted a few times a week so I understand why I never got frustrated by seeing variations of the same episode.

The side characters are purely there to add to what charm Hong Kong Phooey has to offer, and again they are pretty decent not too memorable unless the lovely telephone operating policewoman gave you your first confusing feelings.. The best side character however is Spot, Hong Kong Phooey's loyal side kick who's even a more competent crime fighter than Hong Kong Phooey is..

It's a 70s show so of course the visuals are dated, but the typical Hanna Barbera visual design is iconic enough for nostalgic viewers to be kinder to the aged animation.

A nice show in the end.
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