Slippin' Jimmy
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Slippin' Jimmy is an adult animated comedy that was created as a third installment to the Breaking Bad franchise. Only six episodes were released, all of which are free to watch on YouTube.
Plot
The show follows a young Jimmy McGill (Saul Goodman) and his misadventures as the wise-cracking, scheming Slippin’ Jimmy.
Why it Slips Up
- The ending of Better Call Saul was enough to bring the Breaking Bad franchise AND Saul Goodman’s story to a close, so Slippin' Jimmy as a concept in general is pointless and It has nothing to do with Better Call Saul except to have Jimmy McGill and his best friend Marco Pasternak, and his older brother Chuck McGill for one episode, and the fact this show set in Cicero, Illinois. The show could very well have been an animated series in its own right without the Better Call Saul characters, but that wouldn't have made any difference.
- Marco "schemes" with Jimmy in every episode, though we the audience already know that Marco ends up dead in Better Call Saul, so his inclusion is--you guessed it--pointless.
- Episode four has Jimmy trying to get his brother Chuck a record player, and the episode ends sweetly with Chuck accepting the gift and embracing his brother in thanks. This would’ve been–still stupid, but less stupid if it weren’t for the fact that Chuck admits that he never cared for Jimmy in Better Call Saul. He also kills himself after being driven insane by Jimmy’s success. That…doesn’t warrant a sweet, wholesome episode.
- The show doesn't add anything new to characterize Saul Goodman. The universe isn't expanded in this show whatsoever except by showing how Jimmy and Marco became friends--which doesn't matter because the show isn't canon anyway.
- The series appears to be aimed at children as each episode is rated TV PG and there is no profanity, mature content, alcohol, blood or drugs. Whereas Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad are aimed at adults, which is exactly the opposite. Adults and grown-ups won't really dare watch it and be interested in it because it's too childish and lacks a lot of quality and substance, unlike Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad. Kids might not be able to watch it either, because they have no idea what Better Call and Breaking Bad are really about.
- Plot Holes
- In The Exor-Sister episode of the Slippin' Jimmy series, set in the 1970s, a character makes a reference to cryptocurrency by declaring that “crypto” is “the future of money”. This reference is historically inaccurate, as the first cryptocurrency-related initiatives, such as the eCash concept introduced by David Chaum, didn't emerge until the 1980s, and the first functional cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, didn't see the light of day until 2009. This reference is an anachronism, as crypto-currencies did not exist at the time the story is supposed to take place.
- Beware the false marketing hype surrounding Slippin' Jimmy. Some might think that these are Better Call Saul's first writers, but that's not the case. Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee only joined the Better Call Saul writing team in later seasons, not at the start of the series..
- Ariel Levine : She co-wrote the episode Something Unforgivable (season 5, episode 10) with Peter Gould, airing April 20, 2020. She also co-wrote the episode Carrot and Stick (season 6, episode 2) with Thomas Schnauz, airing April 18, 2022. In addition, she wrote the episode Axe and Grind (season 6, episode 6), broadcast May 16, 2022.
- Kathleen Williams-Foshee : She worked in the continuity and scripting department for Better Call Saul from 2017, contributing 43 episodes through 2022. So while Levine and Williams-Foshee played significant roles in later seasons of Better Call Saul, they weren't involved in the early seasons.
- All the characters are bland and uninteresting.
- Jimmy and Marco are completely different from themselves in Better Call Saul. There is no reason to believe that these characters are the same ones from a show as highly regarded as Better Call Saul. This could be considered a good quality since nobody wants to associate this with the source material anyway.
- New characters are added, such as Trent Titweiler, who is a generic big bully. Trent has little importance and no distinctive personality traits
- The animation is stilted and cheap, and it's very limited in creativity because of the lack of budget. The art style is also lazy and unappealing, very reminiscent of a Mr. Birchum or Brickleberry-type show. This is also likely due to budget issues since simple characters can be rigged easily.
- The fact is produced by Starburns Industries the same animation studio who involved in the Rick and Morty two firsts seasons production doesn't help either.
- Although this is a series that seems to be aimed at children, there are some completely unrealistic and incoherent things that couldn't happen in real life, to the point where it's all nonsense.
- From Jimmy McGill's sled that comes to life when Jimmy whistles to it, to a nun who turns into a demon, all these things make it impossible for this animated series to be a prequel based on the life of Saul Goodman.
- All the jokes are unfunny, and some drag on too long.
- Despite the whole purpose of the show's existence is to be a lighthearted comedy, it's not funny at all. There is nothing that can be considered a "joke" in any episode. The only way that anyone can describe the humor in this show is it's like a sneeze that refuses to come out. There are elements of a joke, yet no punchline ever lands or even happens.
- For example, in the first episode, (which is a shameful Fistful of Dollars parody), Jimmy asks his opposition in the neighborhood snowball fight "You got a sled for me?" For context, there are three sleds shown behind the two boys he's talking to. They reply with, "I guess we're one sled shy." Jimmy says back, "I think you brought two too many." The implication is that he's going to take only one. The boys don't understand what he means by that, so the tone comes to a halt for Jimmy to explain the joke in painfully excruciating detail. The "joke" is that Jimmy has to explain himself or something. It's so awkward that it's not even "so bad it's good" it's just...nothing.
- There’s also a fart “joke” in the second episode.
- Despite the whole purpose of the show's existence is to be a lighthearted comedy, it's not funny at all. There is nothing that can be considered a "joke" in any episode. The only way that anyone can describe the humor in this show is it's like a sneeze that refuses to come out. There are elements of a joke, yet no punchline ever lands or even happens.
Redeeming Qualities
- In the episode “Speed Date”, Trent and Jimmy are racing to the back of the bus to ask a girl they both like out to the upcoming dance. Jimmy gets kicked off the bus for causing too many disturbances, so he clings to it with gum to sneak in through the back door. Trent leans against it and ends up falling out when Jimmy opens the door. It’s pretty funny due to the fact it catches the viewer off guard, but it’s not that much to write home about.
- In the last episode, Jimmy and Marco pull a real Slippin’ Jimmy scheme, as opposed to the other episodes where they...don't do anything worthy of note.
- Decents voice actings
Trivia
- The name "Slippin' Jimmy" refers to one of the aliases used by Jimmy in Better Call Saul.
- The show has more five-star reviews than one-star reviews on Google due to the influx of users writing satire.
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