For the Haters

This blog is to anyone who does not think that Big Mouth is not the best Netflix Original. It is one of best representation of life in the form of a cartoon ever. There are so many ways to relate to the show and relate it to your life. The everydays struggles that all of the characters go through are things that everyone go through. Weather it be finding yourself sexually, boys trying to figure out how girls think, (and failing) or dealing with a difficult family situation. The show sometimes touches of some situations purely for comedy, but still somehow makes it relatable. The constant is the challenge of puberty. Obviously, puberty is a challenge for everyone, and we all can see the struggles of the characters and see that everyone is different in their struggles.

With all of the relatability it makes the comedy that much better. I personally was able to say that I have done some of the same things that the characters do in the show and it honestly makes it so much better. The acting in the show is as a big part of its success. Nick Kroll voices himself in the show and makes it even better because you can hear how sincere and honest he is about his feelings on the situation back when they actually occurred. Big Mouth also is funny at all of the right times and never takes itself to serious. It tends to go in the more modest direction, makes light of a real problem or situation, and then makes fun at itself for even bringing it up in the first place.



The real gem of Big Mouth though is the relationship to past experiences of the creators. Each of them give their own life experiences and give their emotions about it in the form of the Hormone Monster. The male and female version of them are in tune with each other but not always the kids that they are trying to help get through life. At some times their input is welcomed and helpful but most of the other times it is outrageous and uncalled for, but they are very easy to distinguish.

Who Doesn't Love Puberty?

Dear future friend,

Recently, I watched a new Netflix original animated comedy called Big Mouth. It came out last year and only has released one season. This show spares no gross detail as it follows tween characters in middle school as they go through puberty and deal with the many other issues that come with adolescence. Best friends Nick and Andrew navigate through their relationship after going through recent changes, or lack thereof in Nick’s case, and face challenges that include masturbation, sexuality, girls, urges, and hormone monsters. It also presents Nick and Andrew’s female counterparts, Missy and Jessi, and shows their feelings and struggles as they go through similar changes. The gross humor and overall ridiculous attitude of the show makes Big Mouth unique because it is incredibly genuine and sheds light on issues most everyone experienced.

Big Mouth has received a lot of backlash for the types of topics that are depicted in the show and the fact that most all of the main characters are technically children. Children being sexually active in a television show has sparked a lot of controversy. The show is extremely vulgar and crude at times, but in my opinion, it perfectly portrays the reality of puberty. There is no other show in pop culture that is so relatable, transparent, and really tackles this awkward stage of life as well as Big Mouth seems to do. Its brutally honest presentation of puberty through dark humour is what makes this show so effective. Because the characters are animated, this show is not inappropriate and it allows them to push the boundaries of the taboo of sex in today’s society. There are also informative lessons that Big Mouth teaches. They provide insight to how both genders change through puberty along with other important issues such as consent and sexuality. I think that teenagers going through puberty should watch this show and then actively discuss what they learned and asking further questions, therefore triggering healthy conversations about sex. Overall, this is one of the best sex-positive shows of this decade because it addresses the parts of life that no one wants to talk about, and discusses the embarrassing details of puberty that almost anyone could relate to.

I think you should take the time to watch this show because the episodes are only around 20 minutes and if you’re anything like me, you would most likely enjoy this kind of humor. I actually binge-watched this show with my current friends, and we all appreciated the show’s honesty as well as our love for dark humor. It also prompted all of us to share our cringeworthy stories from puberty, which was hilarious to say the least. It was also strange to see how different our backgrounds are, but when it comes to our awkward ages, we all had pretty similar stories. I’m sure that once we become friends, we will share with each other all of those super cringey stories and laugh at our naivety and innocence.

Big Mouth: A New Comedic Boundary

This first post will be about my favorite Netflix Original, Big Mouth. It may be the raunchiest comedy that exists at the moment. I have currently watch all ten episodes of season one four times and it just keeps getting better and better. For first time viewers it will be a shock. I promise that you will have never seen anything that pushes the envelope as much as Big Mouth does. It also holds a one hundred percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The show follows Nick, Andrew, Jessi, Jay, and Missy on their journey through puberty. They are constantly followed and heckled by Morty and Connie. Morty and Connie are the embodiment of the kids hormones. Nick is the driving character in the show. He is the only one in the group that is not currently going through puberty. He becomes very aware of this in the first episode. The show consistently shows that his main goal is to catch up to his friends. Most of the problems that Nick goes through are him trying to connect to the struggles of the other kids even though he has no idea how. Another one is that his parents are very unknowing and very gullible. They baby Nick and want nothing else than for him to stay young and innocent.

Andrew is the socially awkward friend that is very uncomfortable with Maurty but has no choice in anything that he does to him. Every questionable decision that Andrew makes directly correlates with Morty’s opinion. His problems are in the forefront of the show because his monster is the biggest driving force of comedy. You slowly see Maurty shift from a belligerent psychopath to a helpful mentor to Andrew.

Jessi is the most mature of the group. She has been through a lot as far as her family life is concerned. She is in the middle of her parents divorce and looks to her friends for help. She goes through the whole show being the friend who tries, and most of the time fails, to maintain sanity, until she encounters her own hormone monster, Connie. Connie is the other half of Morty and the dynamic of them trying to transform the kids into adults, even if it is darker than it should be.

Jay is the psychopath. He is an aspiring magician who wants nothing more than attention. He seeks this attention because he gets none at home. Being the youngest brother of three he is, unlike Nick, disregarded by his institutionalize mom and his questionable defender dad. The only thing that Jay knows is fighting his brothers in their basement fight club and his special pillow.

Missy is farther out of the friend group but is Andrews love interest. She has cringe worthy awkwardness and has no idea how Andrew feels about her. The show constantly shows her flexing her intelligence and making her look crazy. Later in the show she realizes that she likes Andrew as much as he likes her and it creates a whole new arc of events of involving a awkward, middle school relationship