Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation

Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation
Oggy's back, and this time he's doing some parenting!
Genre: Comedy Family Running Time: 43 minutes Country: France Release Date: July 28, 2022 Network(s): Netflix Distributed by: Xilam Seasons: 1 Episodes: 13 (78 segments) Previous show: Oggy Oggy

Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation also known as Season 8 is a flash animated series based on the long-running Xilam flagship series Oggy and the Cockroaches. It streamed on Netflix on July 28, 2022.

Plot

Oggy takes care of a 7-year old indian elephant named Piya and learns to be a good parent. Meanwhile, Joey, Marky and Dee Dee befriend Piya and make mischief with her.

Good Qualities That Caught Some Cockroaches

1. It is a massive improvement over Oggy Oggy, which is a bad spin-off.
2. The concept of Oggy becoming a parent seems decent.
3. Like Poof from The Fairly OddParents and Baby Scrat from Ice Age: Scrat Tales, Piya is a nice new addition to the series (despite some flaws).
4. Joey, Marky and Dee Dee return from their absents from Oggy Oggy.
5. Kaycie Chase does a decent job voicing Piya and singing the new opening.
6. Xilam didn't forget to bring back old characters too! Olivia, Bob and Jack.
7. Some episodes also have some morals for kids and adults.
   1. "Nice Little Bear" teaches parents that they shouldn't say yes to your children all the time.
   2. "Ach-Who?" teaches kids to stay in bed when sick or else they might infect someone.
   3. "The Best Uncle" teaches adults that being the best parent is knowing what's best your child.
   4. "Timber!," while bad, teaches kids that you should try not to cut someone's tree down without permission.
8. The new opening is faithful to the original.
9. Many good or decent episodes such as:
   • "Out of Order" (a good way to start the series)
   • "A Day Out"
   • "Mustache Man"
   • "Aliens Welcome"
   • "Piya Takes to the Moon"
   • "Teeny-Tiny Oggy"
   • "Mammoth Problem" (which ended the series on a high note)
10. Oggy (most of the show), Joey, Marky, and Dee Dee are still likable and haven't been flanderized (thankfully).
11. Some funny moments now and then such as the scenes where Oggy tries to catch Joey, Marky, and Dee Dee.
12. This show managed to fix most of Oggy Oggy's problems and slightly redeemed the Oggy and the Cockroaches franchise.

Cockroached! Qualities

1. Some characters are flawed
   • Piya can be a Mary-Sue sometimes. She sometimes cries and screams, which can be annoying.
   • Kevin, Bob's orange dog nephew, is an unnecessary new character. He is portrayed like a spoiled brat and gets away with his karma because of his uncle, Bob. However, he does have good moments with Piya.
   • Speaking of Bob, he is flanderized in the series as a bully to Oggy and Piya. Although he was unlikable in the original series.
2. The new art style used by the show, while still decently handled, feels like a downgrade as many of the details given to the characters (ex. Dee Dee's prominent teeth, Marky's duck lips and Joey's exaggerated angry expressions) fade away.
3. Olivia yellow bow was rid of, not making her appearance in the series faithful to the original show.
4. Xilam made an odd decision to combine 6 segments into one episode when the other two Oggy shows combined 3 segments.
5. Some of the sounds were reused or overused, such as the baby crying sound when Oggy was somehow little and did something bad.
6. Oggy is a little bit unlikable in some episodes of Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation. In said episodes, he comes across as a more of a stickler for the rules than usual who obsessively tries to control Piya's fun, particularly in "Safety First".
   • Despite that, Piya can sometimes be a Mary Sue so it can be deserving for some.
7. Some bad episodes such as:
   • "Piyama Party"
   • "Timber!"
   • "Elephant Nanny"
   • "The Arrival"
   • "The Secret Garden"
   • "Mischief Mishaps"
   • "Dog Day Afternoon" (not to be confused with "A Dog Day Afternoon" from the original series)
   • "A Dreadful Date" (often considered to be the worst episode of the series)
   • "A Restless Night"
   • "Ice Cream!"

Reception

The Next Generation series of Oggy and the Cockroaches received mixed-to-good reviews and a 5.8 out of 10 rating on IMDb.

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