Mr. Pickles
2014
Original language: English
- comedy
- animation
The story
The Goodman family lives with their lovable pet dog, Mr. Pickles, a deviant border collie with a secret satanic streak.
What it’s like
Flat, saturated cartoon colour with the cheap, crisp look of late-2000s Adult Swim animation: suburban kitchens and cul-de-sacs rendered in bright, slightly washed-out daylight, with a pixel-precise bloodred splashed across them whenever things turn grisly. Framing is plain and sitcom-tidy, mostly two-shots and static cutaways to the household, which makes the sudden gore and grotesque dog antics land harder. The soundtrack leans on death metal stings and abrasive, gleeful riffs over squeaky domestic dialogue, so the mood swings between sunny banality and mock-horror. Its vibe is deadpan and gleefully sick, a dark-comedy cartoon for a late-night, half-awake laugh or a binge with friends. Pacing is brisk, each short episode built around an escalating bit of canine mischief and a family that barely reacts. The emotional register is cynical and irreverent, with a handful of characters whose quiet dysfunction gets more absurd over time rather than softening. Intensity is high: frequent gore, violence, crude sexual humour, and satanic ritual imagery, delivered for shock and laughs. Not suited to anyone wanting something gentle. Made for adult viewers who enjoy transgressive, bleak-edged cartoon satire.
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