I do apologize that I wasn’t on this wiki in a while. Been busy with other stuff imo. Anyways, hello there again. I’m rewatching 101DS for the 100th time, except that the show is is aging horrible for me. As you can tell, I’m losing interest in 101DS and moving on to bigger and better things like Bluey.
The main reason why I’m moving on is that the show didn’t get renewed for a second season and was screwed over by Disney. Now some shows like Wander Over Yonder have been screwed over by Disney, but this show has some of the worst examples on how to screw a show over. In the US which is where I live, the entire first season was released on Disney+ on February 28, 2020, shortly after the finale aired in the UK. However there was NO PROMOTION AT ALL! Every episode was released all at once by the way, and why did Disney make this decision I don’t know. Luckily the series made its syndicated television premiere on Disney XD on March 29, 2021, but due to bad timeslots and Disney XD being a premium channel, the ratings were so bad to the point where Disney had to cancel the show altogether. The highest-viewed episode on premiere was episode 17, with just 0,14 million viewers, but the lowest-viewed episode was episode 21, which only got 0.02 million viewers on premiere. After the final episodes aired on November 22, 2021, Disney never mentions the show again and cancels it immediately. But I haven't talked about the show yet because let me tell you…
…it aged, HORRIBLY! I know I said that before but not gonna lie. This show is like The Loud House in many areas, which is another show I absolutely hate. Unlike TLH though, there is some original plots that aren’t recycled from other shows or isn’t predictable. But the execution is awful, since this show is very mean-spirited and cruel. The characters themselves are obnoxious, Dolly is a bully, Triple D are cute egotists, the Dimitris are pointless and odious and Dante is extremely annoying. But that’s not all, some of the non-Dalmatian characters are also bad, Portia is a goth freak, Furgus is an egotist, Big Fee and Sid are pointless and Bessie is, well, the worst attempt at a twist villain. There’s some likable characters like Dylan, Dorothy, Da Vinci and Hunter, but that’s not saying much. Also, most of the characters are one note and pointless.
This show also has the worst Disney cartoon episode in my opinion, which if you know my previous posts, the scorecard and the Obscure Animation Subject post on Twitter, you know what it is. I haven’t seen much of Star Vs, imo. This show can sometimes have good episodes but it’s mostly outwitted by the bad and the bad episodes are just terrible.
One more thing I would mention, the finale. Now spoilers who haven’t watched yet so take caution. Our legendary Cruella is back and she’s been flanderized in that episode to be, well more of a threat? Let me tell you that episode has some of the best flanderization for a character and I haven’t seen it in a while, though will rewatch it eventually.
Overall though, I think this show is pretty awful in my opinion. I haven’t seen every episode in my 100th rewatch but already I hate it. Yes, this show is currently my least favorite Disney cartoon at the moment, but I might find worse though. Will wait and see.
Despite what I said, I’m not demoting my wiki rights as there’s a chance a second season may come, thanks Danuki, but I honestly want to move on from the show myself. I know it’s sad that I may leave a fandom but it’s the best I could do. Until a second season arrives, let me be silent on the show until further notice. Technically I’m still rewatching it and I might talk about time and time again but for the most part, let me be silent on 101DS until its second season renewal.