This show is one of the better children's TV shows out there at the moment. It's an animated sitcom done mainly using a combination of stop motion animation (done using vinyl figurines) and puppetry. The show centers around 3 best friends - Mitchell, the new kid at school, Becky, the introverted social outcast and Templeton, the eccentric geek (who, I should mention, is voiced by Richard Ayoade of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and IT Crowd fame - his character in this is a spoof of his character in The IT Crowd) - and their adventures at the school the attend, Strange Hill High, where many weird and wonderful things happen. Their adventures and plans are often foiled (briefly) by their headmaster, Mr Abercrombie, who doesn't really seem to have any regard for anyone or anything but himself (he's let the school go to rack and ruin because he's stingy, he sometimes doesn't remember the pupils' names, etc.).
The episodes are full of jokes that kids AND adults will get. There are a few adult references which kids won't get, however - for example, in one episode, there is a reference to "A Streetcar Named Desire", as well as a few references to Monty Python thrown in here and there for good measure.
In a way, the show almost like a children's version of surrealist comedies like Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Mighty Boosh. It is worth checking out if you are a fan of those shows or of animation in general.
The episodes are full of jokes that kids AND adults will get. There are a few adult references which kids won't get, however - for example, in one episode, there is a reference to "A Streetcar Named Desire", as well as a few references to Monty Python thrown in here and there for good measure.
In a way, the show almost like a children's version of surrealist comedies like Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Mighty Boosh. It is worth checking out if you are a fan of those shows or of animation in general.