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The one thing that really made me mad about this show.

posted 18 years ago by Sk8str
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How can these kids, play street hockey, surf, roller blade, skateboard, mountain bike, skii, snowboard, luge, jet ski,play vollyball, play ice hocky and more crap without committing 24/7 to it and the one this that bothered me most about this show was every sport they tried they were idmediatly good at. like I understand maybe being good at skateboarding and roller blading but things like roller hockey and ice hockey are toatally different just because you do one dose not mean you can translate easily to the other. My cousins play ice hockey but they still have trouble on roller blades since they are different types of skates on different surfaces. But the #1 thing that made me hate this show was the ice skating episode where Cleo and Reggie switch places because they claim the other sport is easier. Anyway what ticks me off is after about 2 hours Reggie can figure skate and since I am a figure skater that pissed me off because it made look like that figure skating can be learned easily and because I figure skater it pissed off that she was not doing real jumps and spins even tho it takes about 5 years of skating before you even can get to learning those. And I am not saying hockey is easy either, just because I can figure skate dose not mean I can play hockey the skates are different!

That is basicly why this show bothered me!

[–] hawaiigopher 18 years ago

It's a kid's show, what, you expect it to be realistic? I remember 7 years ago, when I watched it, I never bothered wondering how they got all the skills immediately.

[–] MetalSonic 18 years ago

They used the Force probably.

The Force is the single explanation for every paradox, anomaly, and oxymoron in children's cartoons.

[–] magicallepercon 18 years ago

I DONT NO CUZ THEY HAPPEND TO ANIMATE THE CARACHTERS TO PLAY EVERY SPORT thats why. god you are a dumba*************ss asking how come they can play every sport is like saying how can bugs bunnys legs move so fast.

[–] Krupple 18 years ago

I'm in martial arts. Kids in TV shows learn karate in one day all the time. Now you know what it feels like. Get over it.

[–] brandonetaylor 18 years ago

ill admit it takes a LONG time to learn Martial Arts

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[–] Queen_of_Shadows 17 years ago

It might take a year or two to become a black belt but it takes longer to become a black belt the RIGHT way.Maybe I'm exaggerating but the point is that all sports have difficult points to conquer.

In a way this show encourages kids to go out and get active.Idk I personally don't like this show either but athletic outdoors wise it is a good series for children.

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[–] Gosalyn87 17 years ago

Gee, why the need to flame the OP?

I get where they're coming from. I don't mind unrealistic cartoons; heck, I love Spongebob! It's when they attempt to be realistic with exceptions that's annoying.

Regardless, I love this show.

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[–] Jessaly 15 years ago

I think it'd be more realistic if they were more like Sam and kind of...terrible. I mean they don't need to be amazing to have fun, Jesus Christ.

I mean, most people I know who like sports suck. But they don't care!

If it makes you feel better, OP, I'm a ballerina, my whole *beep* life I've had to deal with the stereotype and assumption that all ballerinas do is stand on their toes all day and twirl in circles with their arms awkwardly rounded above them.
Hell no. Ballet takes more muscle than football.

Figure skating probably does, too.

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[–] pageantprincesss 15 years ago

well hard to believe but there are people out there that are just naturally good at everything they do! i had this one girl in my class that every sport she played she was good at! every single one! even if it was her first time playing! some people are just naturally talented and so were these kids. and they were not always good at it but they worked on it. there were plenty of episodes were otto wipes out or falls but he just gets back up again and tries again. simple.

[–] LoriPettyfan 13 years ago

It's pretty sad when someone is trying to analyze a cartoon as being 'unrealistic.' It's a damn cartoon for gods sake.

I like this show for one simple reason, it entertained me, and that's all you really need in a cartoon.

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[–] SilverCentri2009 10 years ago

It's not unusual for kids to play and be good at multiple sports. Plus you don't need to spend much time practicing a sport. If you're athletic, it can be easy to pick up a new sport and be good at it in a short amount of time. With that said, this aspect never really bothered me. In fact, too many people are making a mountain out of a mole hill about it. They didn't even that many sports. It's like the people who complain about fire underwater in Spongebob.

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[–] juggalo40212 9 years ago

i know this is like almost 10 years after the original posting but as others have said some sports help with others. i dont know about figure skating and hockey but i was a roller blader forever and one day i tried ice skating i was doing tricks on ice that i never was able to do on roller blades so its not unbelievable that they are good athletes and can transition easily and well