The Brak Show

An often very funny, absurdist take on the family sit-com. but in this case the lead is… well I guess an adolescent cat-headed space alien? His father is a self-obsessed, vaguely insane, quietly indolent diminutive Hispanic human, sort of Desi Arnez on acid (the funniest element of the show to me), and his mother the same strange 'thing' that Brak is.

Not every joke works, but this is a very entertaining, surreal twist on every bad 'Leave It To Beaver' type family TV comedy. And for me it takes a big leap between season 1, which was funny and weird to seasons two and three where it attained almost Monty Python like levels of complete nonsensical, hysterically funny strangeness. In tossing out any attempt to make sense, and allowing all the rules go out the window, you end up with something you might have had if Dali and Bunuel had made a cartoon together as teenagers. (Note, I seem to be in the minority, most people prefer the earlier, lighter, less perverse version of the show).

This is what I call a classic old school Adult-swim show it's a spin off of space ghost Choast to Choast one of the first original programs on Cartoon network and the first Adult swim show.This was before CN and AS got stale like many of the original AS shows it still has fans who remember and still watch it Adult-swim was at it's best when Andy Merrill Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro where writing and creating the shows. New Adult swim shows are gross and profane and not nearly as remembered the brak show has not been on TV in years but it's still more remembered then a new AS show that recently got canceled or put on hiatus. Brak from Space ghost was the star it also stared Zorak as his trouble making friend Goarge Lowe voiced his Dad thundercleese was a giant robot neighbor and there was mom a stereotypical Housewife and Mother. This was TV-PG back then most shows were PG some were TV-14 but now it's all hardcore TV-MA some are still TV-14 this was from a simpler time in Adult swim history that we may never see again. It was a surreal spoof of classic family sitcoms that i would like to see come back I hope to see this or space ghost Return to TV or see another spin off get made.

This show aired for quite a while and still gets me to laugh uncontrollably each time I watch it. Andy Merrill is hilarious at making Brak's voice, George Lowe and Zorak are funny as well at this show. Although the show only lasted for three or four seasons (according to IMDb) it still remains a popular show on AS. Well, even cartoon network. Of course, this show is incredibly demented and insane but that's why it was such a damn popular show. The show is hilarious and I hope that they'll air it again sometime-------- highly recommended for those that like insane comedies '7/10' as an overall rating.

What can be said about the obscure, offbeat, incredibly funny, brilliant and hardly animated world of Brak? Just that it's Brak! The Brak Show(not to be confused with "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak' which was used as supplementary material for Space Ghost Coast to Coast) is a fantastic new show with the same irreverent humor and catchy out-of-the-blue musical numbers any Brak fan can expect. The cast of characters including Brak's parents, Zorak and Thunderclese make it all fall together. 5 stars out of 5.

It's strange how a 15 min half animated show can catch you like this. I've seen only one episode so far, unfortunately, but that one magical quarter hour has me hooked with its cute but strangely portrayed characters, whimsical mini songs, and not-so-deep but hilarious plots. Perfect. Anyone who hasn't seen the wonder of The Brak Show really should. You won't regret it.