Uncle Grandpa Series: Portable

As Uncle Grandpa himself would say before erasing your memory: "Don't worry about it." Uncle Grandpa characters, Uncle Grandpa Pizza Steve, Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe crossover, Uncle Grandpa Belly Bag, Uncle Grandpa series finale, Uncle Grandpa Peter Browngardt.

When it comes to animated television, few titles spark as immediate and visceral a reaction as the Uncle Grandpa Series . Premiering on Cartoon Network in 2013, this creation of Peter Browngardt (who would later go on to helm Looney Tunes Cartoons ) was a lightning rod for controversy, confusion, and cult adoration. Labeled by critics as "surrealist noise" and by fans as "a masterpiece of absurdism," the Uncle Grandpa Series sits in a unique space in animation history. Uncle Grandpa Series

However, the show lasted for an impressive 5 seasons and 153 episodes. The series officially ended in 2017. The finale, "Uncle Grandpa's Grandma," was surprisingly poignant. It revealed that Uncle Grandpa answers to a higher power—his Grandma—and that his eternal optimism was a choice to fight against cosmic sadness. As Uncle Grandpa himself would say before erasing

On one hand, the show lacked typical conflict. Episodes often ended with the revelation that nothing mattered. In the episode "Mystery Noise," Uncle Grandpa spends the entire runtime hunting a sound in his RV, only to discover it was a "plothole" that literally eats the script. He then thanks the plothole and resets the universe. Labeled by critics as "surrealist noise" and by

This episode is legendary because Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar explicitly stated the crossover was "non-canon." Thus, Uncle Grandpa spends the episode pointing out plot holes in Steven Universe while Steven cries in confusion. At one point, Uncle Grandpa literally breaks the continuity of the episode to talk to the audience. It is the purest distillation of the Uncle Grandpa Series ethos: "Nothing matters, so let's have fun." Following the end of the Uncle Grandpa Series , creator Peter Browngardt moved to Warner Bros. Animation. He took the anarchic, rubber-hose energy of Uncle Grandpa and applied it to the Looney Tunes . The 2020 Looney Tunes Cartoons features the same manic pacing, silent comedy beats, and willingness to be weird that defined Uncle Grandpa .