Wonder Showzen is another one of those adult shows I am guilty of watching back when it aired. Hosted by a hairy yellow puppet named Chauncey, the show is an adult parody of Sesame Street that works somewhat in the vein of past shows like Comedy Central's TV Funhouse. However, as this is for adults only, it deals with many adult situations (like one episode having Mother Nature get a sex change operation, and another where imagination is treated like an illegal narcotic). In fact, the show airs a warning, not only at the beginning, but after each commercial break so parents who missed the warning would be informed of the show's nature.
Like TV Funhouse before it, Wonder Showzen does have some short cartoons, and like the series, they will have some adult themes. One cartoon, "Bible Brew", is basically a beer commercial that satirizes religion, while others are parodies, like He-Man being parodied as "He-Bro" and "H.O.B.O. Ops", which parodies G.I. Joe while making fun of homeless war veterans. These shorts are either a hit or miss depending on your taste in comedy.
While the series is okay, it does have some things that weigh it down. One of them is Clarence, a blue puppet who gets a segment each episode where he goes on the street asking people, some of them being hostile. This segment I felt was not funny and a waste of time, and hearing that the segment caused two of the show's staff (incuding co-creator John Lee) to be assaulted various times, makes me hate this. Another sketch I hate is called "Horse Apples", which is supposed to be a parody of Hee-Haw. The second-to-last episode would expand this into a full episode, and the final episode would be Clarence-themed, which is what I believe led to the series being cancelled, despite the Season 2 DVD having a contest where viewers can make cartoons for a possible third season (which was debunked, as Viacom cancelled the show, and the crew moved on to make Xavier: Renegade Angel for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block).
Wonder Showzen was a good show to me as a kid, but revisiting it now, I can see it had some flaws that kept it from being as well-remembered as TV Funhouse. I recommend watching a couple episodes to see if the show's humor will click with you.
Like TV Funhouse before it, Wonder Showzen does have some short cartoons, and like the series, they will have some adult themes. One cartoon, "Bible Brew", is basically a beer commercial that satirizes religion, while others are parodies, like He-Man being parodied as "He-Bro" and "H.O.B.O. Ops", which parodies G.I. Joe while making fun of homeless war veterans. These shorts are either a hit or miss depending on your taste in comedy.
While the series is okay, it does have some things that weigh it down. One of them is Clarence, a blue puppet who gets a segment each episode where he goes on the street asking people, some of them being hostile. This segment I felt was not funny and a waste of time, and hearing that the segment caused two of the show's staff (incuding co-creator John Lee) to be assaulted various times, makes me hate this. Another sketch I hate is called "Horse Apples", which is supposed to be a parody of Hee-Haw. The second-to-last episode would expand this into a full episode, and the final episode would be Clarence-themed, which is what I believe led to the series being cancelled, despite the Season 2 DVD having a contest where viewers can make cartoons for a possible third season (which was debunked, as Viacom cancelled the show, and the crew moved on to make Xavier: Renegade Angel for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block).
Wonder Showzen was a good show to me as a kid, but revisiting it now, I can see it had some flaws that kept it from being as well-remembered as TV Funhouse. I recommend watching a couple episodes to see if the show's humor will click with you.