Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
2010
Original language: English
- comedy
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
A stoner metalhead named Todd Smith, his crushee Jenny, his best friend Curtis, and the geeky Hannah, search their high school for a mayhem-causing Satanic spell book, while being opposed by Atticus, the evil guidance councillor.
What it’s like
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is a short-run Canadian animated series, and its look is deliberately scrappy: thick, slightly wobbly ink lines, flat saturated colours, and a high-school setting drawn in cheap-looking primary hues that suit the cartoon's juvenile bravado. Its sound is loud and busy, with heavy-metal guitar riffs and jabbering demonic voices that never let a scene sit still. The mood is a rowdy, irreverent comedy with a gross-out streak, the kind of vibe that fits a Friday night with friends, a lazy afternoon of channel-surfing, or a sleepy background watch that still rewards a laugh. Episodes move quickly, with cut-to-punchline timing, gags layered on gags, and occasional fantasy spectacle when the magic gets out of hand. Its emotional register is teen-comedy goofy: the central friendships are loyal and bickering, and a crush and some nerdy self-doubt give the cast small, comic arcs. The violence is cartoonish and frequent, with demonic mayhem, slapstick destruction, and grotesque body humour, but it never feels cruel or truly frightening. Crude jokes and mild innuendo appear throughout. It suits adult fans of irreverent animation and metal-tinged, boundary-pushing sitcoms who want loud, silly, slightly profane fun.
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