Posted: 28 February 2020
Wander Over Yonder / Disney Channel and Disney XD / 2013-2016
Recently Watched From July 8, 2019-August 6, 2019
Wander Over Yonder is one of the few Disney animations made in the early 2010’s I can tolerate. I’m glad I found it a couple months into its run. What drew me to it was the fact it was created by Craig McCracken (also created “PowerPuff Girls,” “Foster’s Home…”). The biggest problem was that I didn’t have the Disney XD channel so I had to watch 1 or 2 episodes at a time on the website (the same way I started with Gravity Falls). I was a bored, broke college kid who couldn’t afford fancy cable so I needed my fix of episodes when they rotated the episodes every 2 weeks. Luckily, when I got a job, I was able to buy all the seasons available on YouTube.
How Did I Like It?
I found out about this show early July 2014 (10 months after the initial premiere) after someone mentioned the name in a YouTube comment. After watching the intro for the first time, I wanted more. The show was still pretty young at the time so there was still so much more the writers had yet to reveal to us. The Wander character himself made me feel happy and optimistic. Wander teaches us and the other characters one main lesson: with positivity, tough times will pass.
I used to think Lord Hater was the best villain ever conceived. He wasn’t really that mean but he was evil enough. He had cool things (a cool bedroom, a torture chamber, a cool spaceship). Commander Peepers and the army of Watchdogs were cool, too. He was the best until Lord Dominator showed up (whose female). Despite taking his #1 spot on the galactic villain leaderboard, Hater developed a drooling crush on Dominator because of how evil she is. This domination (no pun intended) turned Hater into a weaker villain but he and Commander Peepers became quite an awesomely close (and loud) duo. It made me forget they had an army of Watchdogs who were after Wander and Sylvia.
Do I Want It Back?
I’ve heard numerous reasons for Wander’s cancellation ranging from availability to the cost of production. All in all, this show is all-around expensive. I’m not shelling out money for a channel that hardly shows my favorite shows at reasonable times. If this show had more exposure, namely for those who can’t afford Disney XD, it would be very popular. This show had so much potential for more viewers and a line of merchandise. I’d buy a Wander backpack for myself. Too bad that potential was never explored. As for a revival any time soon, all I have to say is it had its run. The cancellation gave me more time to watch all the episodes. All I say we can do now is find a similar show just as good but unique in its own way. It might not be right away, but you’ll know when you’ve found it.
Give this show some love!
I feel Wander Over Yonder wasn’t exposed enough during its three-year run. It would be quite a phenomenon had it become more popular; more or less a competitor for Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants. I really hope this show never becomes forgotten. As a die-hard “Foster’s Home…” fan, I think this show exceeded the expectations that “Foster’s” had set. This show gets 4 stars (the show ended with slightly lower quality than how it started but it was still great). Even if it costs several bucks, buy some episodes of this show, watch them, and you will start smiling.